When does Early Voting Begin in USA?
Much of the world is focused on the Coronavirus Outbreak, and as far as America is concerned, 2020 Presidential Election campaigns are underway. With the ongoing campaigns, Donald Trump’s Twitter handle is busy being the President’s mouthpiece. While in some states like Minnesota, Wisconsin, and even California, early voting for senate elections has already begun.
Many Americans are going to cast their votes long before November 6th – when the voting is scheduled. Instead of going to the polling booths, people are choosing to be a part of absentee ballots.
Early voting, as the name itself suggests, is a method to place your vote before the scheduled date. It could be done via the post office voting, or by early voting polling stations. It helps in improving voter participation, and in recent years the percentage of early voters has increased. It benefits by bringing in people who could be busy on the election days with other commitments.
For the 2018 Senate elections of the US, early voting began 46 days earlier, with people being allowed to submit an absentee ballot in person. The states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and South Dakota started their early voting on September 21st. Most of the states were scheduled in October. Oklahoma will be the last state to set the ballots on November 1st. Only a few states will remain where early voting will not take place.
As each party spends millions to push their supporters forward for casting votes, the entire US is excited about the results. It is believed that this form of election procedure can change the whole dynamic of election results. The most significant state to watch out for the senate elections of 2018 is Florida. Trump had managed to gain 45.72% of votes in Florida during the US Presidential elections in 2016, yet Bill Nelson from the democratic party who has stayed in the office for a long time is running for re-election to serve a fourth term. However, sources suggest that Bill Nelson needs to put in stronger fundraising as Rick Scott from the republican party has been able to self-fund his campaign to a great extent.
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