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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:26 PM Nov 2012

Numbers (of votes) are now coming in for 'parts' of Indiana and Kentucky - link below

Indiana and Kentucky vote totals here: http://elections.msnbc.msn.com/ns/politics/2012/all#.UJmZ-MXA9Qg
Note: Put your cursor over the individual states to see the numbers for each state

Closing times for all the polls/states http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G12/closing.phtml?format=gc

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Numbers (of votes) are now coming in for 'parts' of Indiana and Kentucky - link below (Original Post) Tx4obama Nov 2012 OP

Don't the polls close at 7? Why would they report before the polls close? still_one Nov 2012 #1

KN and IN close at 6 eastern n/t tufnel Nov 2012 #2

Oh, thanks still_one Nov 2012 #6

Part of KY is central time. Polls close at 6 in eastern and central part. nt Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #3

Parts of the states of Indiana and Kentucky closed - 6:00pm EST Tx4obama Nov 2012 #4

yep, & Chicago area is 7 ET. faithfulcitizen Nov 2012 #7

I like how they ran the Dixville Notch and Harts Location numbers for NH... n/t sweetloukillbot Nov 2012 #5

still_one

(92,219 posts)

1. Don't the polls close at 7? Why would they report before the polls close?

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:29 PM

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tufnel

(95 posts)

2. KN and IN close at 6 eastern n/t

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:31 PM

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still_one

(92,219 posts)

6. Oh, thanks

Reply to tufnel (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:34 PM

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Comrade_McKenzie

(2,526 posts)

3. Part of KY is central time. Polls close at 6 in eastern and central part. nt

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:31 PM

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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

4. Parts of the states of Indiana and Kentucky closed - 6:00pm EST

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:31 PM

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Indiana (EST) *A - 6:00p EST

Kentucky (EST) *A - 6:00p EST

Polling places in states that span multiple time zones will close either synchronously or asynchronously.

(Note *S) With synchronized closing, all the polls close at the same GMT/UTC time. For states with multiple time zones-- when polls close in the advanced local time zone, they will close one hour earlier in the lagging local time zone.

(Note *A) With asynchronous closing, the polls close at different GMT/UTC times in different parts of the state. Media outlets might decide to declare a winner before all the polls have closed.

Indiana General Election: Polls close asynchronously at 6:00p EST (2300 UTC) / 6:00p CST (0000 UTC). Although a portion of this state is in CT, the majority of the polls are closed by the time indicated ET when the networks feel they can project.

Kentucky General Election: Polls close asynchronously at 6:00p EST (2300 UTC) / 6:00p CST (0000 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in Central Time [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM Eastern Time and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. Central Time voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM Eastern Time.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G12/closing.phtml?format=gc

faithfulcitizen

(3,191 posts)

7. yep, & Chicago area is 7 ET.

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:36 PM

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sweetloukillbot

(11,029 posts)

5. I like how they ran the Dixville Notch and Harts Location numbers for NH... n/t

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Tue Nov 6, 2012, 07:32 PM

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