Are absentee ballots counted?

"It is a common misconception that absentee ballots are only counted during very tight races." http://help.vote.org/article/8-are-absentee-ballots-counted This says "all votes are counted, whether they're cast in-person or by absentee ballot." and "all ballots, including absentee ballots, are counted in the final totals for every election, and every vote (absentee or in-person) counts the same." http://www.snopes.com/2016/11/13/who-won-the-popular-vote/