From Election Day to Inauguration Day

A primer on what to expect between November 3 and January 20

Elections Fact Sheet

This fact sheet provides information on state’s voting laws, some recent history on federal elections, and a post-election timeline of procedural steps to finalize the national vote. It also provides recommendations about identifying election-related disinformation, provided by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).