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We all have our morning routines.
我們每個人都有自己的晨練計劃。
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And lately, mine starts here:
而最近,我從這裡開始。
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with an obsessive daily check of the status of my absentee ballot
執著地每天檢查我的缺席選票的狀態。
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Okay, so it looks like the county board of elections received my ballot on October 27,
好吧,看來縣選舉委員會在10月27日收到了我的選票。
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but it says they still need to process my voter ID envelope and verify the signature..
但它說他們仍然需要處理我的選民身份證信封並驗證簽名... ...
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Even before the coronavirus struck, more Americans each election were either voting early or
即使在冠狀病毒襲擊之前,更多的美國人每次選舉不是提前投票就是
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voting by mail.
通過郵件投票。
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But in 2020, these numbers are expected to skyrocket.
但在2020年,這些數字預計將大幅上升。
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The way Americans choose their President is complicatedー even in a relatively normal
美國人選擇他們的總統的方式是複雜的ー即使在一個相對正常的。
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election year.
選舉年。
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In 2020, voters are facing a pandemic,
在2020年,選民們面臨著一場流行病。
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an underfunded postal service
郵資不足
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and the closure of polling locations in battleground states like Georgia, Ohio,
以及關閉喬治亞州、俄亥俄州等戰場州的投票站。
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Arizona, and Texas.
亞利桑那州和德克薩斯州。
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It's enough to make you want to just tune out until it's over.
這足以讓你想直接調到結束為止。
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But once you know how votes are counted, you can understand why yours counts.
但只要你知道了投票是怎麼算的,你就能明白為什麼你的票數會被計算在內。
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In most states, there are four ways Americans can vote:
在大多數州,美國人有四種投票方式。
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in person before election day, on election day, mailing an absentee ballot, or placing
在選舉日之前親自前往、在選舉日郵寄缺席選票,或在選舉日郵寄缺席選票。
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it in a secure dropbox.
它在一個安全的dropbox。
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Each of the more than 3,000 counties in the US has its own rules,
在美國3000多個縣中,每個縣都有自己的規則。
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but voting in person generally looks something like this:
但親自投票一般是這樣的。
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When they show up to vote, election officials check each voter's name and address
當他們去投票時,選舉官員會檢查每個選民的姓名和地址。
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to make sure they're registered, and voting in the right place.
以確保他們註冊,並在正確的地方投票。
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These employees always work in teams of two,
這些員工總是以兩人一組的方式工作。
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and both workers can't be from the same political party.
而且兩個工人不能來自同一個政黨。
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Voters cast their ballots in private,
選民們私下投票。
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either by filling out a paper ballot
或填寫紙質選票
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or using an electronic voting machine.
或使用電子投票機。
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Election officials collect the completed paper ballot.
選舉官員收集填寫好的紙質選票。
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They check the voter's name off the list, and place the ballot in a secure box.
他們從名單上核對選民的名字,然後把選票放進安全箱。
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At polling sites with electronic voting machines,
在設有電子投票機的投票站。
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a computer records two separate pieces of information:
一臺計算機記錄了兩個獨立的資訊。
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the voter's name and the date they voted, and their vote choices.
選民的姓名和投票日期,以及他們的投票選擇。
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Separating names and vote choices ensures that voters preferences stay secret.
將姓名和選票分開,可以確保選民的喜好保密。
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The machine also prints out a receipt with just that first piece of information.
機器打印出來的收據也只有這第一條資訊。
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Election officials check the voter's name off the list, and place the receipt in a secure
選舉官員從名單上核對選民的名字,並將收據放在一個安全的地方。
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box.
盒。
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Step one of the process looks pretty much the same,
流程的第一步看起來差不多。
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whether you're voting early or on Election Day.
無論你是提前投票還是在選舉日投票。
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For those voting absentee, it looks a little different.
對於那些缺席投票的人來說,它看起來有點不同。
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In some states, every single registered voter gets an absentee ballot in the mail.
在某些州,每個登記的選民都會收到一張郵寄的缺席選票。
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In most states, voters have to fill out a
在大多數州,選民都要填寫一份 "選民手冊"。
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request form like this one to get a ballot mailed to them.
像這樣的申請表格,讓選票郵寄給他們。
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Once they fill out their ballot, voters can either mail it to their county board of elections,
選民填好選票後,可以將選票郵寄給縣選舉委員會。
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drop it off in person, or place it in an official ballot drop box.
親自投遞,或放入正式的投票箱。
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Before they can be counted, absentee ballots have to go through an extra step: verification.
在計票之前,缺席選票必須經過一個額外的步驟:驗證。
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Election officialsー always working in those bi-partisan teamsーscan the sealed envelopes
選舉官員ー總是在這些兩黨團隊工作ー掃描密封的信封。
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into a computer system.
進入計算機系統。
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Next, they check the signature on the ballot envelope against the signature in the state's
接下來,他們會將選票信封上的簽名與州政府的簽名進行核對。
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voter registration database.
選民登記數據庫;
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In Missouri, voters also need to get their ballot envelope stamped and signed by a notary
在密蘇里州,選民還需要在選票信封上蓋章,並由公證人簽名。
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public.
公開:
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Other states require a witness's signature.
其他州則要求證人簽字。
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If an envelope is missing one of these requirements,
如果一個信封缺少其中一項要求。
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the whole ballot is invalid.
整張選票是無效的。
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Most states start this whole verifying process weeks before Election Day.
大多數州在選舉日之前的幾周就開始了整個核實過程。
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But Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, two crucial battleground states,
但威斯康星州和賓夕法尼亞州這兩個關鍵的戰場州。
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don't start verifying mail-in ballots until Election Day.
在選舉日之前,不要開始核實郵寄選票。
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Anotherー Michiganー doesn't start until the day before.
另ー個密歇根州ー直到前一天才開始。
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Once the envelopes are verified, election officials unseal them and store the ballots
一旦信封被核實,選舉官員就會拆封並儲存選票。
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in a secure box until it's time to start counting.
在一個安全的盒子裡,直到它的時間開始計數。
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All paper ballots — from both absentee and in-person voting — are tabulated using a
所有紙質選票--包括缺席投票和親自投票--都是用以下方法進行統計的。
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machine.
機。
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The data is stored on a memory card, and the counted ballots go back in their secure box.
數據存儲在存儲卡上,清點後的選票會回到安全箱中。
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Election officials combine the counts from the paper ballots and the electronic voting
選舉官員將紙質選票和電子投票的計票結果合併在一起。
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machines,
機。
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and the individual polling places report those numbers to the county board of electionsー
和個別投票站報告這些數字到縣選舉委員會ー。
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which reports them to the state board of elections.
它向州選舉委員會報告。
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At both the county and state level, members of one political party can't have a majority.
在縣和州一級,一個政黨的成員不能佔多數。
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On election day, polling places and county boards are
在選舉日,投票站和縣委會是
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continuously counting and reporting new numbers every hour.
每小時不斷計算和報告新的數字。
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State boards of elections typically post the counts online after the polls close,
州選舉委員會通常在投票結束後在網上公佈計票結果。
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and keep updating them as more numbers come in.
並在更多的數字到來時繼續更新它們。
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It takes a while for all these votes to be counted — sometimes hours, sometimes days.
所有這些選票都需要一段時間來計算--有時是幾個小時,有時是幾天。
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When you hear this on TV on election night — "And look at all these wins. we're projecting for Hillary Clinton" —
當你在電視上聽到這句話時,在大選之夜--"看看這些勝利,我們為希拉里-克林頓預測的"--。
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That doesn't mean all the votes in that state have been counted.
這並不意味著該州所有的選票都被計算在內。
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News networks make projections based on a certain percentage of votesー and they don't
新聞網絡做出預測的基礎上,一定比例的選票ー,他們沒有
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always get it right:
總能得到它的權利。
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A big call to make CNN announces that we call Florida in the Al Gore column
有線電視新聞網宣佈,我們在阿爾-戈爾欄目中稱佛羅里達州為 "大電話"。
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...standby, standby...CNN is moving our earlier declaration of Florida back to the “too
......待命,待命......CNN將我們之前對佛羅里達州的聲明移回 "太
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close to call” column.
靠近來電 "欄目。
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News networks make a lot of money marketing “election night” like it's the Super Bowl,
新聞網把 "大選之夜 "當成超級碗來營銷,賺了不少錢。
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but there's something to be said for adjusting our expectations a little — especially during
但也有一些東西可以說是調整我們的期望值--特別是在這期間
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a pandemic.
大流行病;
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After all, the law in most states give state boards of election weeks to make sure their
畢竟,大多數州的法律給州選舉委員會幾周的時間來確保他們的
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vote counts are complete and accurate before certifying them as “official.”
在證明其為 "官方 "之前,投票計數是完整和準確的。
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I'm going to keep checking up on my ballot every morning.
我每天早上都會繼續檢查我的選票。
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And reminding my friends to do the same.
並提醒我的朋友們也要這樣做。
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But on election night, I'd rather leave the projections to the pundits and rest up.
但在選舉之夜,我寧願把預測留給專家們,休息起來。
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Democracy is a marathon, not a sprint.
民主是一場馬拉松,不是短跑。