Election officials across key battleground states are optimistic that results will be faster than 2020, but still urged patience to determine the outcome of this year’s presidential election, Politico reported Tuesday.

Four years ago, the nation was in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and witnessed a monumental shift in how Americans vote. For the first time, the majority of votes were cast before Election Day with the help of mail-in ballots.

Election officials across swing states point to the surge in mail-in ballots as a key reason for the longer than usual wait to a determine results. Mail-in ballots require more human interaction with each one having to be verified, removed from individual envelopes, and then loaded into a tabulator.

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