It took 45 days for Virginians to vote; 10 more days for local electoral boards to check, double-check and triple-check that all 4,505,941 ballots were counted.

It took about a week for state Department of Elections staff to review the local boards’ work, three days more for follow-up audits — and just three minutes to make Virginia’s 2024 general election result official.

The State Board of Elections‘ certification on Monday.

Read the full story in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.