[pgkdan]

I inquired a couple of election cycles back and was told that they are not counted until after election day ballots are counted and then only if the difference between the candidates is less than the total number of AB’s. But with early voting now so prevelent I don’t know what the procedure is.

[ArrogantBustard]

In West Virginia "On Election Day, your ballot will be counted with other ballots from Early Voting, Absentee Voting and Election Day".

[ArrogantBustard]

Perhaps you should inquire with your State's "Secretary of State" or "Board of Elections".

There are at least 50 distinct correct answers to your question.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Where I live they are actually sent out to your individual polling place, where they are counted along with that day’s totals from the machines. May be different in other states and counties.

[Raycpa]

I think our town counts them after polls close and try to include in final count to SOS.

[subterfuge]

Well, it depends. If you cast your ballot in a democrat controlled area and you’re republican, it goes into some union stooge’s trunk for disposal.

If you’re a democrat casting your vote in a democrat or Republican controlled district it gets counted on election day.

(kidding folks)

[Brent Calvert 03969-030]

50 states control the elections. They each do it how they want. Here in Iowa early vote counting begins today. It is open to the public. Nothing has been opened here until today.

[MN Doc]

As others have said about their locales, in Minnesota, absentee ballots go to their appropriate local precincts, where they are opened & counted along with regular ballots.

[RetSignman]

It’s what led me to post this:
Republican Voters Check Your Absentee Ballot Status
Me | November 4 2012 | RetSignman

Posted on Sunday, November 04, 2012 11:10:14 AM by RetSignman

Everyone knows how critically important this election is for survival of our Republic.

Everyone SHOULD know that this administration will do anything and everything to remain in control.

With that in mind, I would advise those who have cast absentee ballots...CHECK THE STATUS OF YOUR BALLOTS.

There is still time to be sure your vote has been validated.

[knittnmom]

In Wisconsin, the ballots are to be counted on election day. http://gab.wi.gov/node/1393

Our City Clerk sorts them by polling place, and distributes them to the polling placess on election day. Two election inspectors then present them to the inspectors with the books, they are assigned numbers with an "A" in front, opened, and then fed through the tallying machine, again, with two inspectors - one to feed them through, one to make sure they are fed through and not tampered with.