A record-breaking number of Americans have already cast their ballots in 2020 elections. Experts say 150 million votes may be cast and voter turnout might be higher than any Presidential Election since 1908. The high number of early voters, about 65% of the total turnout in 2016, reflects intense interest in the contest, with three days of campaigning left.
The surge in voting has forced voters to stand hours long waiting in some states that have in person early voting. Long queues have appeared in Georgia state. Two weeks before the election, North Carolina has three times more mail-in ballots than all of 2016. 82% of early voters cast their vote through mail while 18% voted early in person. Voters are expected to cast their vote by mail due to health concerns by pandemic virus. Texas smashed early voting records for US Presidential Election. Voting % is very interesting in Texas. 9.7 million people or 57% of registered voters cast their ballots in Texas.
More than a million young voters between the ages of 18 and 19 have already voted in Texas. Health concerns and economy after pandemic forced them to cast their vote early in morning. For decades, general election turnout in Texas has been among the lowest in the country as most statewide contests have been foregone conclusions. Texas Republicans have asked a federal judge to throw out at least 117,000 ballots cast in Harris County, a heavily Democratic area that has experienced an unprecedented surge in early voting. Democrats who are optimistic that the surge in early voting signals greater numbers of Democrats turning out to the polls, raising the possibility of Democratic victories up and down the ballot.
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