Polling stations have opened in plenty of states throughout america, with the votes deciding not solely who the nation’s subsequent president will likely be but additionally the make-up of the Home of Representatives and the Senate.
Election Day on Tuesday is the fruits of weeks of early voting in some areas. A number of states started early voting – whether or not by mail or in individual – way back to September.
Almost 81 million voters already solid their ballots earlier than Election Day, in response to the College of Florida’s Election Lab.
Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican rival Donald Trump are going head-to-head in a race that continues to be too near name.
Regardless of the final result, the consequence will outline US politics and coverage for the following 4 years. It’ll even be historic as voters will both elect the primary feminine president in Harris or the primary convicted felon in Trump.
The vote can even in the end reveal the total extent of the altering demographics of the US citizens.
The primary voting website technically opened simply after Monday at midnight Japanese Time (05:00 GMT Tuesday) within the tiny New Hampshire city of Dixville Notch.
As soon as the polls shut within the night, the outcomes might take hours or days to be tabulated. States can not start reporting their vote counts till polls shut.
