In the 6th states of the United States on the east coast, including one of the most important states to Georgia, polling stations closed.
In the 60s of the presidential election, the end of the voting in the eastern states.
While in many states the vote began at 06:00 in the morning, in the states of Virginia, Indiana, Kentukki, Vermont and South Carolina, as well as in Georgia, one of the “hesitation” states, it ended at 19:00 on local time.
In the most important states, North Carolina, as well as Ohio and Western Virginia, polling stations will close at 19:30 local time.
So far, Democrat Harris and Republican Trump opposed each other in the long -awaited presidential race, the process of counting votes begins with the closure of polling stations.
On the other hand, in addition to the new US president, voters vote for two wings of Congress – the House of Representatives with 435 seats and 34 seats in the Senate.
In a country with three different time zones, the beginning and end of the voting process varies depending on the states.
If you proceed from the clock belt of the east coast, then in New York and Virginia the vote begins at 06.00 in the morning (14.00), and in Florida, Pennsylvania and the capital of Washington – at 07.00 in the morning (15.00).
Power stations will be closed at 19.00 (03.00) in Virginia and Florida, at 20.00 (04.00) in Washington and Pennsylvania and at 21.00 (05.00) in New York.
In many states on the western coast of the United States, including California, where the time difference with the east coast is 3 hours, polling stations will close at 20.00 local time (07.00 TSI).
The winner of the presidential election will be hidden on January 20, 2025 and will become the 47th president of the United States for a four-year term.
– the path to the White House lies through the decision “270 delegates”
In the US presidential election, voters mainly vote for delegates from the party they support.
In this system, called the “Board of Electors”, 538 delegates are determined in total, which are distributed by states with different weights. A candidate who has gained one vote more than half of this number, that is, 270 delegates, receives the right to become president.