One source of potential uncertainty is the delivery of mail-in ballots in key swing states like Michigan, where ballots must be received by 8 p.m. Eastern on Election Day to be counted. In an effort to ensure that mail delays don’t leave some ballots undelivered, a federal judge issued an order on Sunday, telling the U.S. Postal Service to expedite ballots ahead of the election. Today, the same judge ordered USPS to sweep processing facilities for ballots by 3 p.m. Eastern in a number of states, including Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, Texas and Georgia, and certify that “no ballots were left behind.”
