Does your state actually count absentee ballots even if they CAN'T change the outcome of the election?

Delaware Election law does NOT specify "all votes must be counted" in the Voting procedure law

http://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c049/sc03/inde...

But the process described for counting absentee ballots states "For each ballot envelope" which seems to imply all will be counted but it again does not say all will be counterd.

http://delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c055/index.sht...

Sorry if you can't tolerate people giving you answers that don't conform to your mandates but that's a personal problem at best.

I recall from CNN during the 2000 election that most states do not count absentee ballots unless they can change the outcome of an election as they could had in Florida.

Also, you are correct that it is illegal to count absentee ballots before Election Day for the same reason candidates cannot campaign within a certain distance from a polling place on Election Day and that journalists cannot conduct election polls on Election Day prior to someone voting nor within a certain distance of those polls as any of those could influence a fair election process.

Look up the various codes yourself

Absentee ballots are counted first in my county, in fact it is done as they come in

I am an election observer

Nobody cares about what "rules" you've given to your question. You're even more meaningless that those bullsh't rules. If you aren't capable of doing your own research the. You aren't capable of understanding ANYTHING that anyone else presents.

It's in several places in my state election law. An example is §26-14-104.1

It does guarantee all votes will be counted.

Yes. All votes have to be counted. In my state at least a large percentage of voters vote by mail anyway.

A vote is a vote and it is required of them to count each and every vote!

In Montana it is the law that all votes must be counted. If you wish to verify this please go to the state of Montana web site and do your own verification.