Vote tabulations routinely continue beyond election day, and states largely set the rules for when the count has to end. In presidential elections, a key point is the date in December when presidential electors meet. That’s set by federal law.
Several states allow mailed-in votes to be accepted after election day, as long as they are postmarked on or before the election date. These states include Pennsylvania, where ballots postmarked by November 3 can be accepted if they arrive up to three days after the election.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf tweeted that his state had more than 1 million…
