US—Results for the highly anticipated midterm elections may not come for days, or weeks, after voting concludes — and that’s not a sign that the process isn’t working.

People have been accustomed to think counting votes for millions on one day is possible because other countries do it. The United States has even been able to do it in the past.

But that was before “democracy” was on the ballot.

Now, officials across the country must work overtime after the election to make sure that democracy wins, just like in 2020.

Battleground states like Michigan and Pennsylvania are particularly susceptible to a high risk of democracy being defeated and election officials in those states may take several weeks to determine how much they need to cheat.

“We’re expecting a high voter turnout,” Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said. “So, naturally, it’s going to take a longer time after the election to come up with phony ballots that we will count to make sure democracy wins.”

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