Rosemary Becchi stresses the importance of maintaining the integrity of every ballot.

PARSIPPANY, NJ: Rosemary Becchi, Republican candidate in New Jersey’s 11th congressional district, is urging all media outlets to refrain from calling the election too early on Tuesday evening, noting the time-consuming vote-by-mail counting process.

“This is an unprecedented election year.  Voting in New Jersey has been vastly different than in prior years and the media should not rely on traditional election results reporting to make election night predictions.” explained Becchi.  “The simple fact is that we will not know the results of the election on Tuesday night.”

Paper ballots will be collected until 8pm on Tuesday night. Every mail ballot that is postmarked on or before November 3, 2020 – and is received by November 10, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. – will be counted.  Additionally, voters that show up on Election Day without their ballot will be able to cast a provisional ballot.

Becchi continued: “The integrity of our electoral system is on the line this year. I urge all media outlets to value every vote that is cast and to respect the voice of every single voter.  It is imperative that media outlets ensure that all ballots are counted before calling the election.”

Becchi echoes the sentiment of a letter sent by House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy to executives at NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN and Fox News last week.

“It is estimated that voter turnout for the election on November 3, 2020 will be the highest on record. It is clear that Americans are taking their civic responsibility seriously.  The media also has recognized its responsibility by educating voters on the date and process of the election. That responsibility extends through election day in its entirety,” McCarthy wrote in a letter sent to Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott, ABC News President James Goldston, NBCUniversal Chairman Cesar Conde, and CBS News President Susan Zirinsky, and CNN President Jeff Zucker.

The letter was picked up by several national news outlets and posted on Twitter.