The election desk

A candle
in the darkness.

Understand the count. Follow the evidence. Know what remains unresolved.

Process explainers · Editorial drafts · No live results

A lead is not a result.

Watch the same 100 sample ballots arrive in two different orders.

One count, three chaptersIllustrative · Unofficial

40of 100 sample ballots reported

A leads by 860 still to report

Candidate A Candidate B Unreported

A24

B16

Only the first batch is in. The remaining ballots are unknown to this tally.

Each square is one invented ballot. Same ballots, either order. See the model.