The vote count continues? Yes, No?

[MyUncle]

My impression has been that the vote counts continue whether Kerry concedes or not. There are local races, ballot initiatives etc on all of the ballots, not just a separate Presidential ballot.

I believe all the "legitimate" votes continue to be counted in this race and "final" tally will be done.

Am I wrong?

This is a straight question about the formal process.

[Birthmark]

1. They're still counting Kerry's votes

They finished with Bush's since most of them exist only in 26-dimensional space-time and are invisible to the naked eye.

[kimchi]

2. Bahahahaha!

It would be funny if it weren't true.

[Birthmark]

3. Tragedy brings out the best in me.

I'm a scream in a car wreck.

[billyoc]

4. Yes, there are state level races too.

They have to keep counting all the votes to certify the state anyway.

[ParanoidPat]

5. The method for counting votes is in the Election Code for each state......

.....most of which can be found at these two links.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/state_statutes2.html (Scroll down to Elections)

http://www.lawresearch.com/v2/statute/statstate.htm#elections

The count must proceed until all applicable legal requirements are met. :)

[MyUncle]

6. Thanks. So at some point we will see the "final" results.