North Carolina is the only battleground state that has been called. SDI Productions / Getty Images
Presidential election too close to call after Election Day
The presidential candidates have campaigned on polar opposite plans for federal employees.
While voting is over, there’s no projected winner of the 2024 presidential race as of 12:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
The Associated Press has called North Carolina for former president and GOP candidate Donald Trump, but the states of Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin remain uncalled.
The presidential nominees hold vastly different plans for the federal workforce. Vice President Kamala Harris is a significant supporter of public unions, while Trump wants to resurrect Schedule F, a policy from his first stint as president to remove civil service job protections for tens of thousands of federal employees.
Control of the House and Senate also is up for grabs. Many competitive races, which could impact federal employees, do not have projected winners.
Delays in calling the presidential election could impact transition activities. Unlike Trump, Harris’ team has fully participated in the official transition process managed by the General Services Administration.
If neither candidate concedes, GSA cannot provide access to federal funds for the post-election phase of the transition and agency staff for briefings until at least Nov. 10. That is due to a 2022 update to presidential transition law, which will make both Harris and Trump eligible for those funds and agency access come Nov. 10 if GSA cannot clearly ascertain a winner.
Eric Katz contributed to this report