On election night: Why do some contests show a very high percentage of precincts reporting, yet the number of total votes is low and continues to change?
Some counties show an entire precinct as having fully reported even if only one ballot from that precinct has been counted. In some cases, counties tally vote–by–mail ballots received before Election Day and report those soon after polls close but before they count the remaining ballots on election night. Once a county submits its final report of ballot counts for election night, “FENU” for “final election night update” will appear in the Report Type column on the County Reporting Status page.
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