English to Russian Social Sciences Government / Politics идиома

Добрый день,
Не очень понимаю значение фразы, это что-то типа "считать выборы завершенными"?

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The reason the calls have dragged out this year is because of the unprecedented number of mail-in/absentee ballots, owing to the practice’s vast expansion during the Covid-19 pandemic. Furthermore, President Trump and his allies have pushed aggressively for networks to call the election the night of, dubiously portraying late-arriving votes as fraudulent when they should count just like every other vote.