Democrats argue this year is different. An Associated Press survey of all 67 Florida counties through midday yesterday found 2,575 overseas ballots yet to be counted in the Nov. 7 presidential election. That number is likely to grow because counties can accept overseas absentee ballots until midnight EST today for inclusion in the final totals as long as they were postmarked by Election Day.
Counties have until noon tomorrow to report their absentee ballot results to the state.
Counties have mailed out 23,246 overseas ballots, according to the AP survey. Some of the overseas ballots may be judged invalid. Some may be duplicates. Some may lack proper postmarks. The U.S. Postal Service is hurrying military overseas ballots through the delivery process, getting them to the counties the same day they arrive in the country.