AdvertisementWhen Will Mail-In Ballots Be Counted? See States' Processing TimelinesOctober 23, 2020Sam GringlasElena MoorefacebookEmailA Clark County, Nev., election worker scans mail-in ballots earlier this week in North Las Vegas. The state allows officials to count ballots received in advance of Election Day in order to speed the tabulation of results that evening. (Getty Images)