Early voting in the U.S. presidential election is higher than it was in 2016
An independent study published Sunday showed that the rate of early or postal voting in the US presidential elections scheduled for November 3 is higher than it was four years ago in 2016.
Nine days before the polls, the US Election Project, a study center at the University of Florida, said that as of Sunday, more than 59 million voters had cast their ballots.
In 2016, 57 million voters voted by early vote or by mail, according to the US Electoral Assistance Commission website.
This increase in the number of voters who chose early voting is due to their fears of casting their votes in person in the midst of the emerging Corona virus crisis, or because of concern about the possibility of an election clash between Republican President Donald Trump, who is seeking to win a second term, and former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden.
Democrats, who are pushing for early voting, have made progress in the number of votes cast so far. But it is unclear whether this can be taken as an indication of what the final result of the poll might be.
On the other hand, Trump and the Republicans believe that voting by mail may open the door for fraud. Many Republican voters are expected to vote on Election Day November 3.
Source : AFP
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