Election Night info

It's a while off, but it's worth mentioning how I plan on covering election night and the results.

First, the final prediction.  The final prediction is, based on the trend of the nation on November 3rd, the best prediction of the final election results.

Here is what will go down on election night.  Starting from the moment the polls close (7:00 PM in some locations), and every 30 minutes following, I will update the map with "Preliminary Election Results:  x:xx PM, or AM).  

Once a candidate has secured enough electoral votes to win, that candidate will be projected the winner.  However, the results will continue to update every 30 minutes in polling time.  

After all polls are closed, I will update the map every time a state or group of states is updated to a predicted victory for a given candidate, even if a candidate has already secured enough delegates.  Once all states have reached a conclusive state of prediction, that will be labed "Preliminary Election Results:  Final".  This status is when a majority of votes are in for every state, and a prediction for every state can be made.

Once 95-99% of precincts are reporting on November 5th, "Election Results:  Final" will be posted, showing each state as either a lean or solid victory.  This will be posted side by side by the final electoral prediction map.  If for some reason a state or two end up in controversy, it will be still labeled as a toss-up, and the map will be updated as results come in.

In December, when the delegates do the official vote, the final image will be posted with the results.  A breakdown of the election night will also be posted November 5th, and recaped after the December nomination.