OrintheUnitedStates, here's mevotingforthefirsttimewhen I was 19.
I lovethatpicturebecause I gotalldressedup.
When I gothisyear, I'llmark a paperballot, putitintothemachinelikethis, andmyvotewilllikelybecountedusinganopticalscanballotcounter, whichrecordsthevotebyreadingtheballotlikeoneofthoseScantrontestsyoumighthavetakenatschool.
Importantly, thephysicalpaperballotiskeptas a backupincaseofanauditor a recount.
Manycountriesdosomethingsimilartothisprocess.
Thetotalsthengetsentto a centraloffice, whichreportsunofficialresults.
That's whatweseeonTVonelectionnight.
Sothisisthemaprightnow.
Tooclosetocall.
Wecannowprojectthewinnerofthepresidentialrace.
Theofficialresultscansometimescomeweekslaterafterelectionofficialshavehad a Butonlyabouttwo-thirdsofeligible U.S. citizensusuallyvote.