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AP has unmatched expertise in counting the vote and declaring winners, which drives the comprehensive coverage of election results we provide to news organizations, customers and digital news audiences around the world.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row list-row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4" data-dsap> <p class="title">Counting votes</p> <div class="content-container"> <p>In the American system of government, elections are administered most directly by local officials. There is no single government agency or federal commission that tallies those results and says who has won the most votes. That’s a role AP has filled in the democracy since 1848, a mere two years after the founding of the cooperative.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4" data-dsap> <p class="title">Calling races</p> <div class="content-container"> <p>AP declares winners in thousands of races in an election year, starting with the White House and reaching down the ballot to call every seat in every state legislature. In 2020, AP’s declarations were correct in every race for president, governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House – and 99.9% accurate overall.</p> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4" data-dsap> <p class="title">Explaining the electorate</p> <div class="content-container"> <p>AP VoteCast is a wide-ranging survey that uses an innovative methodology designed for how voters cast ballots in modern U.S. elections to yield a deep and accurate portrait of the electorate.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:0;" class="block-split-content image-text has-no-background wp-block-strategiq-split-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="row heading-row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="heading 1" data-dsap>The Associated Press</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row "> <div class="col-12 col-md-5 col-lg-4"> <h3 class="heading heading" data-dsap>How we count the vote</h3> <div class="content-container" data-dsap> <p>AP doesn’t rely on crowd sourcing or technology short cuts to count the vote. Instead, we employ a network of local reporters who have first-hand knowledge of their states and trusted relationships with county clerks and other local officials. These reporters collect vote results at the source: voting precincts and county election offices. We match those results to data posted on county and state websites and provided via electronic data feeds, conducting an intense series of checks and verifications to ensure the numbers we publish are unfailingly accurate.</p> </div> <div class="button-container" data-dsap> <a href="https://www.ap.org/elections/our-role/counting-the-vote/" class="btn btn--text btn--action" target="">Find Out More</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-7"> <div class="block-split-content__sticky" data-dsap> <picture class="block-split-content__image" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6534/ap_19221499431593_ballots-542x361-f50_50.jpg 0.723x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6534/ap_19221499431593_ballots-542x361-f50_50.jpg 0.723x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6534/ap_19221499431593_ballots-360x245-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6534/ap_19221499431593_ballots-542x368-f50_50.jpg 1.506x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6534/ap_19221499431593_ballots-360x245-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6534/ap_19221499431593_ballots-360x245-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6534/ap_19221499431593_ballots-542x368-f50_50.jpg 1.506x" alt="Voter Fraud Utah" width="750" height="500" class=""><div class="image-credit"><div class="image-credit-content">FILE – In this Nov. 1, 2016, file photo, mail-in ballots for the 2016 General Election are shown at the elections ballot center at the Salt Lake County Government Center, in Salt Lake City. Voter fraud is rare in the state and typically involves parents submitting ballots for children who are away from home serving missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the state’s lieutenant governor said. Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox said voter fraud is usually the result of a misunderstanding of election laws, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)</div><div class="image-credit-toggle"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="8.62988" cy="9.37012" r="8.2703" stroke="white" stroke-width="0.719157"/> <path d="M7.97046 13.1996V7.48233H8.93054V13.1996H7.97046ZM7.91113 6.20942V5.05518H8.98987V6.20942H7.91113Z" fill="white"/> </svg> </div></div></picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section style="padding-top:0;" class="block-split-content text-image no-border has-no-background wp-block-strategiq-split-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="row heading-row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="heading-container"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row "> <div class="col-12 col-md-5 col-lg-4"> <h3 class="heading heading" data-dsap>How we call races</h3> <div class="content-container" data-dsap> <p>AP’s Decision Team starts with research – from voter demographics to details on early and advance ballots cast to a review of political issues and candidate backgrounds — that might affect the outcome of a races. That’s followed after polls close with in-depth analysis of AP’s vote count and results in major races from our AP VoteCast survey. Only when completely confident the leader cannot be overtaken by trailing candidates will AP declare a winner. In 2020, AP declared Joe Biden the winner of the presidential election at 11:26 a.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 7.</p> </div> <div class="button-container" data-dsap> <a href="https://www.ap.org/elections/our-role/how-we-call-races/" class="btn btn--text btn--action" target="">Find Out More</a> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-7"> <div class="block-split-content__sticky" data-dsap> <picture class="block-split-content__image" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6543/ap_31531873192_flags-542x361-f50_50.jpg 0.723x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6543/ap_31531873192_flags-542x361-f50_50.jpg 0.723x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6543/ap_31531873192_flags-360x245-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6543/ap_31531873192_flags-542x368-f50_50.jpg 1.506x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6543/ap_31531873192_flags-360x245-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6543/ap_31531873192_flags-360x245-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6543/ap_31531873192_flags-542x368-f50_50.jpg 1.506x" alt="Jim Smith" width="750" height="500" class=""><div class="image-credit"><div class="image-credit-content">Jim Smith steps out of a voting booth after marking his ballot at a polling site for the New Hampshire primary, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Nashua, N.H. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</div><div class="image-credit-toggle"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="8.62988" cy="9.37012" r="8.2703" stroke="white" stroke-width="0.719157"/> <path d="M7.97046 13.1996V7.48233H8.93054V13.1996H7.97046ZM7.91113 6.20942V5.05518H8.98987V6.20942H7.91113Z" fill="white"/> </svg> </div></div></picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-wpr-lazyrender="1" style="padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);" class="block-title-bar has-top-border heading--wide wp-block-strategiq-title-bar has-background has-black-background-color"> <div class="container"> <div class="row heading-row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-7"> <h2 class="heading small" data-dsap>Research & Reporting</h2> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 block-title-bar__content"> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-wpr-lazyrender="1" class="block-format-list wp-block-strategiq-format-list has-background has-black-background-color"> <div class="dot-pagination"> <div class="dot" data-index="0"></div> <div class="dot" data-index="1"></div> <div class="dot" data-index="2"></div> <div class="dot" data-index="3"></div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-12 col-md-5 col-lg-4"> <div class="content-list-container"> <div class="item animate" data-index="0"> <picture class="" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-857x572-f50_50.png 0.954x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-857x572-f50_50.png 0.954x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-340x240-f50_50.png 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-857x604-f50_50.png 2.521x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-340x240-f50_50.png" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-340x240-f50_50.png 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-857x604-f50_50.png 2.521x" alt="ap-votecount-img" width="898" height="600" class=""></picture> <div class="item-content"> <h2 class="heading" >AP Vote Count</h2> <div class="content-container"><p>For more than a century, AP has done the hard work of collecting vote results from local election officials and tabulating them in real time so that America and the world can know who is leading … and who has won.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item animate" data-index="1"> <picture class="" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-898x600-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-1796x1200-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x" alt="apvotecast" width="898" height="600" class=""></picture> <div class="item-content"> <h3 class="heading" >AP VoteCast</h3> <div class="content-container"><p>We meet voters where they are by conducting AP VoteCast by mail, phone and online, using an approach designed for how America votes today and how it will increasingly vote into the future: early, absentee and by mail.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item animate" data-index="2"> <picture class="" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-898x600-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-1796x1200-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x" alt="AP21201527881198" width="898" height="600" class=""></picture> <div class="item-content"> <h3 class="heading" >Election research</h3> <div class="content-container"><p>AP’s full-time elections research staff works year-round to ensure the journalists counting the vote and declaring winners – along with our member news organizations and election service customers – know as much as possible about what to expect once Election Day arrives.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="item animate" data-index="3"> <picture class="" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-898x600-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-1024x684-f50_50.jpg 1.140x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-340x240-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x" alt="Associated Press Local Journalists" width="898" height="600" class=""><div class="image-credit"><div class="image-credit-content">FILE – This Tuesday, April 18, 2017, file photo shows The Associated Press logo displayed at the company’s headquarters, in New York. The AP is adding 14 local politics reporters for 18-month jobs through a collaboration with Report for America, a group dedicated to local reporting, the company announced Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)</div><div class="image-credit-toggle"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="8.62988" cy="9.37012" r="8.2703" stroke="white" stroke-width="0.719157"/> <path d="M7.97046 13.1996V7.48233H8.93054V13.1996H7.97046ZM7.91113 6.20942V5.05518H8.98987V6.20942H7.91113Z" fill="white"/> </svg> </div></div></picture> <div class="item-content"> <h3 class="heading" >Transparent reporting</h3> <div class="content-container"><p>It’s not enough to only report the vote count results and declare winners. AP’s election coverage is centered on showing our audiences how we arrived at those facts, including in-depth explanations of the analysis that leads to our decisions to declare winners.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="image-container"> <picture class="image-0 active asset" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-857x572-f50_50.png 0.954x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-857x572-f50_50.png 0.954x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-340x240-f50_50.png 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-857x604-f50_50.png 2.521x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-340x240-f50_50.png" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-340x240-f50_50.png 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13151/ap-votecount-img-857x604-f50_50.png 2.521x" alt="ap-votecount-img" width="898" height="600" class=""></picture> <picture class="image-1 asset" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-898x600-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-1796x1200-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/13002/apvotecast-scaled-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x" alt="apvotecast" width="898" height="600" class=""></picture> <picture class="image-2 asset" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-898x600-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-1796x1200-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/12670/AP21201527881198-scaled-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x" alt="AP21201527881198" width="898" height="600" class=""></picture> <picture class="image-3 asset" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 768px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-898x600-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-1024x684-f50_50.jpg 1.140x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-340x240-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-340x240-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/1629/ap19329163230673-680x480-f50_50.jpg 2.000x" alt="Associated Press Local Journalists" width="898" height="600" class=""><div class="image-credit"><div class="image-credit-content">FILE – This Tuesday, April 18, 2017, file photo shows The Associated Press logo displayed at the company’s headquarters, in New York. The AP is adding 14 local politics reporters for 18-month jobs through a collaboration with Report for America, a group dedicated to local reporting, the company announced Monday, Nov. 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)</div><div class="image-credit-toggle"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="8.62988" cy="9.37012" r="8.2703" stroke="white" stroke-width="0.719157"/> <path d="M7.97046 13.1996V7.48233H8.93054V13.1996H7.97046ZM7.91113 6.20942V5.05518H8.98987V6.20942H7.91113Z" fill="white"/> </svg> </div></div></picture> </div> </section> <section data-wpr-lazyrender="1" style="padding-bottom:0;" class="block-split-content image-text has-no-background wp-block-strategiq-split-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="row heading-row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="heading-container"> <h2 class="heading 1" data-dsap>Election coverage</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row "> <div class="col-12 col-md-5 col-lg-4"> <h3 class="heading heading" data-dsap>AP’s footprint</h3> <div class="content-container" data-dsap> <p>With journalists reporting from state capitols around the country, plus political reporters in key states nationwide and a robust bureau in Washington, AP has the staff required to provide insightful election coverage in all media formats: text, photo, data and graphics, video and live video.</p> </div> <div class="button-container" data-dsap> </div> </div> <div class="col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-7"> <div class="block-split-content__sticky" data-dsap> <picture class="block-split-content__image" alt=""><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6591/20200210_1mr8323_staff-in-action-1-542x361-f50_50.jpg 0.723x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6591/20200210_1mr8323_staff-in-action-1-542x361-f50_50.jpg 0.723x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6591/20200210_1mr8323_staff-in-action-1-360x245-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6591/20200210_1mr8323_staff-in-action-1-542x368-f50_50.jpg 1.506x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6591/20200210_1mr8323_staff-in-action-1-360x245-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6591/20200210_1mr8323_staff-in-action-1-360x245-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/6591/20200210_1mr8323_staff-in-action-1-542x368-f50_50.jpg 1.506x" alt="Election 2020 Pete Buttigieg" width="750" height="500" class=""><div class="image-credit"><div class="image-credit-content">Rodrique Ngowi covers a Democratic presidential candidate former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg campaign event, Monday, Feb. 10, 2020, in Plymouth, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)</div><div class="image-credit-toggle"><svg width="18" height="18" viewBox="0 0 18 18" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <circle cx="8.62988" cy="9.37012" r="8.2703" stroke="white" stroke-width="0.719157"/> <path d="M7.97046 13.1996V7.48233H8.93054V13.1996H7.97046ZM7.91113 6.20942V5.05518H8.98987V6.20942H7.91113Z" fill="white"/> </svg> </div></div></picture> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-wpr-lazyrender="1" style="padding-top:0;" class="block-split-content text-image no-border has-no-background wp-block-strategiq-split-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="row heading-row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="heading-container"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row "> <div class="col-12 col-md-5 col-lg-4"> <h3 class="heading heading" data-dsap>Debunking misinformation</h3> <div class="content-container" data-dsap> <p><span style="font-weight: 400">Fact-checking, a central function of AP for decades, has never been more important. 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</h3> <p class="grid-card__page-excerpt "> For 178 years, The Associated Press has played a vital role in U.S. elections, counting the vote and declaring the winners – and reporting them to the world, without fear or favor. </p> <div class="grid-card__page-link"> <span class="btn btn--solid btn--action btn--small" target="_blank"> Read More </span> </div> </a> </div> <div class="swiper-slide"> <a href="https://blog.ap.org/how-does-ap-count-the-vote" class="grid-card grid-card__page" target="_blank"> <div class="grid-card__page-image"> <picture alt="How does AP count the vote? article thumbnail" class=" behave-as-bg"><source media="(min-width: 992px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/31037/AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe-342x250-f50_50.jpg 0.555x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/31037/AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe-342x250-f50_50.jpg 0.555x"><source media="(min-width: 576px)" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/31037/AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe-342x207-f50_50.jpg 0.822x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/31037/AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe-342x207-f50_50.jpg 0.822x"><source media="(min-width: 0px)" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/31037/AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe-288x126-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/31037/AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe-342x149-f50_50.jpg 1.188x"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/31037/AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe-288x126-f50_50.jpg" srcset="https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/31037/AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe-288x126-f50_50.jpg 1.000x,https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/bis-images/31037/AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe-342x149-f50_50.jpg 1.188x" alt="AP24254557230951_2024-09-24-145702_dlbe" width="616" height="452" class=""></picture> </div> <h3 class="grid-card__page-title h6"> How does AP count the vote? 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