Guam election live updates: Ballots begin to arrive at tabulation center

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Guam residents were at the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in an election subdued by a pandemic.

On the ballot this year: the delegate to Congress, the 15 senators who will serve in the 36th Guam Legislature, mayors, members of the Board of Education, members of the Consolidated Commission on Utilities, judicial retention for one Supreme Court justice and four Superior Court judges.

Social distancing and COVID-19 safety measures were in effect at polling places, with potential voters being screened for illness, temperature checks being conducted and candidates discouraged from hosting gatherings.

Ballots from Mangilao and Hagåtña were among the first to arrive at the tabulation center at the UOG Field House Tuesday evening.

Election Commission Executive Director Maria Pangelinan said the first 30 precincts to arrive would be counted, and then subsequent precints and officials would be let in after that to maintain social distancing.

The staggered tabulation order could slow down results on election night, Pangelinan said.

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Link: https://www.guampdn.com/story/news/2020/11/02/guam-election-2020-live-updates/6133926002/


Note that this procedure will probably be similar state-site (for those taking precautions) creating additional delays in counting.


Edit to Add: Ballots began arriving from the precincts at 9 PM local time. It took 3 hours to count 6 precincts. First results will be released when 10 precincts report.