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sentences that state something as happening or true
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5%
1 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Connecticut voters will elect leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday.
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voters → elect → Tuesday
Here are some of the key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied.
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votes → monitor → election
When do polls close?
Polls close at 8 p.m. ET.
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Polls → close → ET
The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for governor, U.S. House, attorney general, secretary of state, state Senate, state House, state comptroller and state treasurer.
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Press → provide → state
How many people voted in the last midterm election?
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people → vote → election
About 1.3 million votes were cast in Connecticut’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate.
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votes → cast → Senate
How much of the vote is cast early or by absentee ballot?
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much → cast → ballot
About 12% of all ballots cast in Connecticut’s 2022 race for the U.S. Senate were cast early or by absentee ballot.
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% → cast → ballot
The latest advance vote totals for Connecticut can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker.
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totals → find → tracker
When are early and absentee votes released?
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early → release → ?
Connecticut runs elections at the town and city level.
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Connecticut → run → level
There are 169 separate jurisdictions administering local elections and they vary in terms of how and when they release results.
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they → be → results
In many of the larger jurisdictions, results from a mix of voting methods are expected to be released together throughout the night.
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results → expect → night
How long does vote counting usually take?
The first results of the 2024 general election were reported starting at 8:12 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, 12 minutes after polls closed.
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polls → take → Nov.
The state reached 50% of votes reporting at 12:25 a.m. ET on Nov. 6, and 90% of votes reporting at 2:06 p.m. ET.
When will the AP declare a winner?
The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap.
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candidate → reach → gap
If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory.
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AP → call → victory
In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
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declared → do → winner
How do recounts work?
Recounts in Connecticut are automatic if the vote margin is less than 0.5% of the total votes cast but does not exceed 2,000 votes.
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margin → work → votes
If a recount results in a tie vote, a runoff election (called an “adjourned election” in Connecticut) is held.
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election → result → Connecticut
The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.
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recount → declare → outcome
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