Battleground early vote counting procedures:
AK: 8 PM E-Day
AZ: 14 days prior
CO: 15 days prior
FL: 22 days prior*
GA: 7 AM E-Day
IA: 1 day prior
KS: unspecific prior
ME: 7 days prior
MI: 7 AM E-Day*
MN: 8 PM E-Day
MT: 1 day prior if using machine
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NE: 1 day prior
NC: 14 days prior
NV: 14 days prior
NH: when polls close
OH: unspecific prior
PA: 7 AM E-Day
SC: 9 AM E-Day
TX: When polls open but 10/31 in large jurisdictions
WI: When polls open
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Most info from ncsl.org/research/elect…
Updated with reports from
IA weareiowa.com/article/news/p…
ME pressherald.com/2020/08/27/mil…
NV lasvegassun.com/news/2020/sep/…
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*In FL, DeSantis issued an order allowing counting "earlier" than the 22 days prior under current law tampabay.com/florida-politi…
In MI, there's a bill that passed the Senate which would allow large jurisdictions to process ballots one day prior mlive.com/public-interes…
I'll also add that MN does most of the "processing" of its early votes before Election Day, so the "count" typically goes fast, as noted here
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