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Vote-counting rules in battleground states complicate when a winner is likely to be named

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Election experts say a delay in knowing the result is proof of ballot-counters’ vigilance about accurately tabulating the vote.

But they also worry that any delay will feed the growing skepticism many Americans have about the sanctity of the electoral process.

More than 76 million Americans have voted as of Sunday through mail ballots or in-person early voting.

Voters in Maricopa County , Arizona , are being asked to complete the longest ballot they have seen in nearly two decades .

That could lead to delays at voting centers as voters take longer to cast their ballots, slow down tabulation and potentially create paper jams in counting machines because the ballot is two pages, front and back.