Early voting in the 2020 U.S. election has set a record for American voters. According to statistics, more than 14 million Americans have completed early voting, 10 times the previous number. Early voting began in three more states on October 14.
Voters waited in long lines to cast their ballots in Fairfax County, Virginia, on October 14, less than three weeks before Election Day. Although voting by mail is available, many people say they want to vote in person as early as possible to ensure their vote is valid.
Hogan Perez, a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Biden, said, “I don’t want the ballot to be a surprise …… it’s too important this year.”
Another voter said she wanted to vote early to help get results early.
Virginia voter Mary Mulder said, “We’re voting early here to make sure our ballot is valid and to make sure it’s added to the count on election night, so anyone who holds the presidency now will know who we’re voting for. The election will be over.”
President Trump has said that Americans may not know who the winner of the election is for months because of the controversy over mail-in ballots.
Election experts say it could take days after the Nov. 3 election to know who won because officials will need time to count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day.
Early voting in Virginia officially began on Sept. 18.
Three other U.S. states also opened their polls for early voting on Wednesday (Oct. 14). Trump plans to hold another campaign rally to make up for the time he lost on his planned trip due to a new coronary infection.
According to the University of Florida’s American Elections Project, more than 14 million American voters have already voted early, a record number of early voters. Many people want to avoid contact with the crowds on Election Day, November 3.
In the last presidential election, about 1.4 million Americans voted early as of October 16, 2016.
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