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Our Election System Is Working: Why the Long Vote Count Process Is Something to Celebrate
Roughly 160 million Americans cast a vote in the presidential election. And even with that massive turnout, 86% of votes were counted by local elected officials within 24 hours of poll closings. NBCLX storyteller Chase Cain explains why that’s something to celebrate.