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US uses ballot papers, not EVMs. How does it count millions of votes so fast?

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The US uses paper ballots, not EVMs, yet results for millions of votes emerge within hours of polling ending. How does America count votes so quickly, and how does its polling and vote-counting process differ from India's?

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In the recent midterm elections in the US, results began coming in just hours after voting ended. Despite the fact that voting is conducted using paper ballots there, let's understand what the vote counting system is like there.

In India, results for Lok Sabha and state assembly elections are usually available within hours of voting. This is largely due to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Voters cast their votes by pressing a button, and the machines quickly provide the results during vote counting. However, the American electoral system is much more complex than this.

Mid-term elections have been held in the US and the result has also come. There are still no EVMs in the country but elections are conducted only through ballot paper. How are millions and millions of votes counted so quickly in America. Know what is the whole process of counting?

Discover how the US counts millions of paper ballots quickly during the midterm elections. Learn the secret behind fast vote counting. Read now!

·Kozhikode, India
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India Today broke the news in Noida, India on Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
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