BBC报道，美国阿拉斯加参议院紧张选战可能要到11月18日合资格选票完成处理后才明朗。当地许多社区主要靠航空或水路连接，选票需要与日常物资一样经过运输；城市与偏远村落完成送交的速度并不相同。
按报道所述规则，只要在选举日盖邮戳，国内邮寄票可延后10天抵达，海外票可延后15天。初步票数可以先传报，但不能代替全部合资格票的核查。若首轮无人超过50%，还须按排序投票规则把最低票候选人的选票转给下一偏好。
因此计票较慢本身不是舞弊证据。报道同时提到围绕同名候选人与认证程序的诉讼争议，相关指控及上诉不等于已经获法院认定。结果仍应等待选务机关最终公布。
来源：BBC News 原报道。大鱼新闻整理原创中文摘要；保留原刊发日期。
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