PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania’s top elections official shared his final update ahead of Election Day.
On Monday, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt made two commitments to Pennsylvanians.
“First, that Pennsylvania’s Nov. 5 election will be free, fair, safe and secure. And second, that all registered voters will have the opportunity to make their voice heard,” Schmidt said.
Schmidt also discussed how long it will take to get the election results after the polls close . He said the Pennsylvania Department of State has never had final official results on Election Night.
“The department is confident that counties will work diligently to count every eligible ballot cast, and we can’t predict what percentage of those votes will counted on Election Night,” he said.
Schmidt said nearly 2 million mail-in ballots have been returned. Unlike other states, Pennsylvania law does not allow counties to begin opening and counting mail ballots until 7 a.m. on Election Day.