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Almost 20 states and territories count ballots that make it to officials after polls close.
Most require that those ballots be postmarked by Election Day, though.
These laws are in place to give voters wiggle room in case there are issues with the mail or other unforeseen problems.
But four of those states passed legislation that require ballots to be received by the close of polls, regardless of when the voter mailed their ballot.
Trump signed an executive order, much of which is currently halted by a court order that sought to eliminate these grace periods altogether.
Researchers compiled data from unions representing Social Security field office workers nationwide.
These are local employees that provide direct services like help with identity cards, benefits applications, and benefits verification, among other community-specific needs.
Thousands of workers who provide those services have left the agency amid the Trump administration's push to reduce the size of the federal workforce.
The report found that there are nearly 4,000 beneficiaries for every Social Security field office worker and
In eight states, there are 5,000 beneficiaries for each worker.
The report also found that some congressional districts lost as much as a fifth of their local Social Security workforce.
Almost 20 states and territories count ballots that make it to officials after polls close.
Most require that those ballots be postmarked by Election Day, though.
These laws are in place to give voters wiggle room in case there are issues with the mail or other unforeseen problems.
But four of those states passed legislation that require ballots to be received by the close of polls, regardless of when the voter mailed their ballot.
Trump signed an executive order, much of which is currently halted by a court order that sought to eliminate these grace periods altogether.
Almost 20 states and territories count ballots that make it to officials after polls close.
Most require that those ballots be postmarked by Election Day, though.