One million Americans have already cast 2020 vote in 'historic' early voting surge

[RandySF]

More than one million Americans have already voted in the 2020 presidential election, the highest number of votes cast at this period in the race in US history.

The unprecedented surge has been driven by new state laws designed to help people vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic, according to election observers, a clear sign that the crisis is changing the way people cast their ballots.

The figures also suggest higher than usual voter interest in one of the most divisive and polarised elections in generations.

“We’ve never seen so many people vote this far in advance of a presidential election before. We are in uncharted territory,” Michael McDonald, a political science professor at the University of Florida, told The Independent.

Mr McDonald noted only 9,525 people had voted by the same time in 2016, and described the shift as “historic”.



https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/early-voting-2020-us-presidential-election-trump-biden-b675330.html

[dameatball]

1. Got my mail-in ballot today. Felt pretty good. Going to turn it in at the Supervisor of Elections

office.

[snacker]

2. Four votes for Biden from our house here in WI

Ballots arrived at our clerk's office today.

[SoonerPride]

3. I already mailed in my ballot.

And so did my spouse.

And my mom

And my dad

And my neighbor

[TheBlackAdder]

4. Have mine filled out. Placing it in a county drop box tomorrow.