Pennsylvania's top election official reassures voters while fighting misinformation in battleground state

Pennsylvania is the most pivotal battleground in the race for the White House .

With 19 electoral votes, it is the state where former President Trump and Vice President Harris are spending the most time and money.

The results could take days to count, due to a state law that prevents mail in ballots from being processed early.

As secretary of state , Al Schmidt is doing everything he can between now and election day to assure residents their votes will count.

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt : Elections should be not something to dread, but something to celebrate.

Under Pennsylvania law, the secretary of state cannot start counting ballots at 7 a.m. on Election Day .

He says Pennsylvania 's unique in that we have a divided legislature.

In 2020 , as the presidential election hung in the balance, all eyes were on the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia .

Hours after the polls closed, then President Trump demanded the counting stop.

After four days , the race in Pennsylvania was finally called for Joe Biden and with that - he went after Al Schmidt by name on Twitter .