When will 2024 election results be certified? Here's the deadline for each state

Victor Hagan, USA TODAY

November 11, 2024 at 6:31 PM

Now that the 2024 general election results have been called, each state is tasked with certifying its election results and sending them to Congress to certify the election.

Certification deadlines vary by state, with some having different deadlines for local and statewide results. States such as California and Georgia have different dates for certifying presidential results versus other federal offices. The person or board that certifies the votes also varies, with some states delegating the job to governor or secretary of state, while others have an election board or canvassing commission.

The only states without specified deadlines are Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission. However, Pennsylvania has deadline for local certification of Nov. 25.

After being certified at the state level, electoral votes can then be counted by Congress in a joint session set for Jan. 6, 2025, when the next president and vice president are officially announced. The session is led by the sitting vice president, who functions as president of the senate.

Election certification deadlines by state

Here are the certification deadlines in each state, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

November 7

Delaware

November 12

Oklahoma

South Dakota

Vermont

November 13

Wyoming

November 14

South Carolina

November 19

Florida

November 20

Missouri

November 21

Louisiana

Minnesota

November 22

North Dakota

November 23

Georgia

November 25

Kentucky

Maine

Michigan

Tennessee

Utah

November 26

Idaho

Indiana

Montana

Nevada

New Mexico

North Carolina

November 27

Alabama

Connecticut

November 30

Alaska

Arkanas

Hawaii

December 1

Wisconsin

December 2

Arizona

Colorado

District of Columbia

Iowa

Kansas

Nebraska

Virginia

December 4

New Hampshire

December 5

Maryland

New Jersey

Washington

West Virginia

December 6

Illinois

Mississippi

Ohio

December 7

California

December 8

Texas

December 9

New York

December 12

Oregon

Once the new Congress is sworn in on Jan 3, they will certify the election on Jan 6.

Victor Hagan is the Alabama Election Reporting Fellow for the USA TODAY Network. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X @TheVictorHagan. To support his work, subscribe to the Advertiser.

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