My impression is that pollsters, people surveying voters during the election, report via the AP or directly to networks; seems basically like the traditional news wire.
> My impression is that pollsters, people surveying voters during the election, report via the AP or directly to networks; seems basically like the traditional news wire.
Sounds like you're thinking of the exit polls, but I think OP was asking about the actual vote counts as they're reported from individual precincts.