Envelope by envelope, ballot by ballot, Broome County's Board of Elections is a busy place, and their work was far from over on Election Night.

They received nearly 20,000 absentee ballots this election season, which was a record in Broome County. And before those ballots could even be counted, they must be sorted first.

"They're arranged by election district, by town, village, city, by election district within each one of those units," said Dan Reynolds, Broome County Board of Elections' Democratic commissioner.

Reynolds is one of the men leading the charge in Broome County's Board of Elections. For him, and his staff, it's been non-stop since even before Election Night.

While the board's typical workers were busier than ever, a number of part-time staff were brought in to keep up with the ballots.

"Everybody's busy. They've been working long, long hours, late hours, and it's been a busy place, and it will continue to be busy until the end of next week," said Reynolds.

With a record turnout and a number of new ways to vote this year, it's not as simple as simply counting the ballots on Election Night.

A number of tight races in our region may not have a true winner until next week. It's a process that brings all hands on deck.

"It has to be kind of a meticulous process, so they're brought in, they're time-stamped, and they're sorted by a bipartisan team," said Reynolds.

That process is expected to take until the end of the week at the earliest.