Maryland Del. Dan Cox, the Republican candidate for governor, has filed a motion to block a move to allow mail-in ballots to be counted before Election Day.
Under current Maryland law, mail-in ballots cannot be canvassed until two days after Election Day.
The Maryland State Board of Elections has said that without the ability to begin the process of canvassing mail-in ballots before Election Day, certifying the results of the November general election could take until December or even early January.
After the July primary, the large number of mail-in ballots resulted in some counties being unable to certify the election results for weeks.
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