How votes were counted in swing states

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Here is an interesting article from newsmax, no less, dated before the election 9/18/2020 on how the way in person votes and mail in votes will be counted could effect the publics perception on the vote. In case you need it explained to you what it means is that if states count the predominantly trump in person votes first, which they did, trump will take a big lead. Then as they start counting mail in votes later which will be predominantly Biden trumps lead will shrink rapidly. Sound familiar? https://www.newsmax.com/scottrasmussen/absentee-mailin-ballots/2020/09/18/id/987643/ September 18, 2020: Laws in 33 states prevent state officials from counting absentee or mail-in ballots prior to Election Day.[1] This includes Florida, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, and other states thought to be swing states in Election 2020.[2] Eight states have laws explicitly allowing the counting of absentee and mail-in ballots before Election Day arrives — Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina and Vermont.[1] Nine other states leave it to the discretion of officials — Connecticut, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon and Utah.[1] This could have a significant impact on the reporting of election results in November and on public perceptions of the results. Polling shows that President Trump has a solid lead among voters who plan to cast their ballot in person. However, former Vice President Joe Biden has an even larger lead among those who plan to vote by mail.[3]