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Why does The Associated Press call U.S. elections?

Unlike in other democracies, the Founding Fathers didn’t establish a government agency for counting the vote, and the states all do it a little differently, so the @AP counts the votes.

#Election2022

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The Associated Press has been counting votes and declaring winners in elections since 1848.

How does @AP count the vote on election night?

It takes months of preparation, 4,000 vote gatherers, and dozens of experts declaring winners in thousands of races.

All the numbers are carefully checked numerous times for accuracy.

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Results of thousands of races will be sent to @AP’s customers around the world, including news organizations.

And each race call for Senate, House and governor contests will be sent to @AP_Politics.

Get ready for the #APRaceCall tweets here starting Tuesday.

But U.S. voters don’t always know the results of every election on election night.

In part, it's because vote processing and counting procedures vary by state. But not knowing the winners right away doesn't mean results aren't accurate or fair.

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You can also find @AP’s full coverage of the election on APNews.com.

Read more of our work explaining the elections.

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