卡米尔·贝克、罗伯特·尹 华盛顿 —— 阿肯色州选民将于周二选举联邦、州及其他各级职位的领导人。
CAMILLE BAKER, ROBERT YOON WASHINGTON — Arkansas voters are electing leaders for federal, state and other offices on Tuesday.
以下是关于此次选举的一些关键事实，以及美联社决策团队在计票过程中将密切关注的数据点。
Here are some key facts about the election and data points the AP Decision Team will monitor as the votes are tallied.
投票于当地时间晚上7点30分结束，即美国东部时间晚上8点30分。
Polls close at 7:30 p.m. local time, which is 8:30 p.m. ET.
美联社将提供投票结果，并在联邦参议员、州长、联邦众议员、小石城市长、副州长、州务卿、全州范围投票议题、州参议院、州众议院及土地专员等竞选中宣布获胜者。2022年阿肯色州联邦参议员竞选共投出约90万张选票。
The Associated Press will provide vote results and declare winners in races for U.S. Senate, governor, U.S. House, mayor of Little Rock, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, statewide ballot measures, state Senate, state House and land commissioner. About 900,000 votes were cast in the 2022 race for the U.S. Senate in Arkansas.
2022年阿肯色州联邦参议员竞选中，约56%的选票为提前投票或缺席投票。阿肯色州最新的提前投票总数可在美联社的提前投票追踪器中查看。
About 56% of votes in the 2022 race for the U.S. Senate in Arkansas were cast early or by absentee ballot. The latest advance vote totals for Arkansas can be found in the AP’s advance vote tracker .
预计阿肯色州所有县份将在当晚首次投票更新中，在发布任何当日现场投票结果之前，公布全部或几乎全部提前投票和缺席投票结果。约三分之一的县份（多为该州人口最少的县份）也会在首份投票报告中发布所有当日现场投票结果。但该州大部分地区在当晚开始时公布极少或不公布当日现场投票结果。
All Arkansas counties are expected to release all or nearly all results from early and absentee voting in the first vote update of the night, before any in-person Election Day results are released. About a third of counties, mostly among the least populated in the state, also release all in-person Election Day results in the first vote report. But most of the state releases little to no Election Day results at the start of the night.
2024年大选首批结果于11月5日美国东部时间晚上8点35分开始报出，即投票结束五分钟后。该州于美国东部时间晚上9点42分达到50%计票进度，于晚上11点39分达到90%计票进度。
The first results of the 2024 general election were reported starting at 8:35 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, five minutes after polls closed. The state reached 50% of votes reporting at 9:42 p.m. ET, and 90% of votes reporting at 11:39 p.m.
美联社不进行预测，仅在确定落后候选人不存在任何反超可能的情形下才会宣布获胜者。若某场竞选尚未宣布结果，美联社将继续报道任何具有新闻价值的进展，例如候选人认输或宣布胜利。在此过程中，美联社将明确表明尚未宣布获胜者，并解释原因。
ET. The Associated Press does not make projections and will declare a winner only when it’s determined there is no scenario that would allow a trailing candidate to close the gap. If a race has not been called, the AP will continue to cover any newsworthy developments, such as candidate concessions or declarations of victory. In doing so, the AP will make clear that it has not yet declared a winner and explain why.
阿肯色州没有自动重新计票制度，但候选人可以申请并支付重新计票费用，如果结果发生改变，费用将予以退还。如果美联社认定领先优势大到重新计票或法律挑战都无法改变结果，美联社可能会在面临重新计票的竞选中宣布获胜者。
Arkansas does not have automatic recounts, but candidates may request and pay for one, with the costs refunded if the outcome changes. The AP may declare a winner in a race that is subject to a recount if it can determine the lead is too large for a recount or legal challenge to change the outcome.