-- results in indiana and kentucky -- by tonight --- --- but illinois governor pritzker is warning it could take days before results are official.
Chris martinez takes a look -- at why the totals -- could be so delayed.
As voters head to the polls today, - it's becoming more and more uncertain*if the country will have a projected winner on november 3rd& nats&"if the margin is close, like in any race to get to the finally tally it always takes time&" a record surge of mail-in votes triggered by the coronavirus pandemic - could leave some states needing more time to count their ballots.
The rules for processing and counting mail-in votes vary from state to state& and most begin processing those ballots before election day& but when it comes to actually*counting the ballots - at least 30 states legally can't begin until election day.
That includes pennsylvania - where a handful of counties won begin counting until november 4th.
Election administrators have been focused on this issue for many many, months and i think by in large they've been preparing for exactly these kinds of concerns."
In some states - mail- in ballots arriving after election day could also delay the final results.
The question of*how late those ballots will be accepted has prompted a number of legal challenges this year.
Just last week - the supreme court said absentee ballots in north carolina can arrive up to 9 days*after november 3rd - - this after the high court decided ballots won't be accepted in wisconsin if they arrive after the polls close on election day.
Those outcomes are part of a record-setting number of election related lawsuits this year - - with more than 300 filed in 46 states.
And experts believe we'll likely see*more legal challenges once the vote tally begins.