Election Rumors in 2024

Election officials have multiple systems in place to ensure that regardless of any Election Day problems, people will be able to vote and have their vote counted.

The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (UOCAVA) ensures that U.S. troops and other citizens serving our country abroad can exercise their right to vote.

Results are never final on Election Day. Election workers need time to ensure all legitimate votes are counted.

There are strict requirements for becoming a poll worker, and poll workers must complete in-depth training to ensure elections run smoothly and are conducted in a fair and nonpartisan manner.

States have multiple systems in place to update voter rolls and continually improve their accuracy.

State certification laws require officials to sign off on results that election workers have carefully counted and double-checked through strict, predetermined procedures. 

Nearly all election jurisdictions across the country use voting machines to count ballots because they are more accurate, faster, and cheaper than counting all ballots by hand.

Election officials and the U.S. Postal Service have a range of systems to secure mail voting and ensure election mail is delivered on time.

The presidential election cannot be canceled — the Constitution requires that presidential elections take place this year.

Election officials use many checks to ensure mail voting is secure against widespread fraud and tampering.

Election officials have many safeguards in place to ensure only legitimate ballots are included in election results. 

States have multiple checks in place to ensure that only eligible citizens can vote.

Many checks exist to ensure that voting machines count ballots correctly and produce accurate election results.