In the USA, on Tuesday, on the fifth of November, the main voting day takes place. Polling stations have already begun to open in the country. The main struggle in the US presidential election will unfold between candidates from the democratic and republican parties – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.
Along with the vote for the new president of the United States, the third of the Senate (34 places) and the entire composition of the House of Representatives (435 seats) are also re -elected. Governor Minnesota Tim Walz claims to the post of vice president of the United States from the Democrats, and the Senator from the state of Ohio James Wans.
from the Republicans.
In a country where three different time zones operate, the beginning and end of the vote differ depending on the state.
Voting begins at 06:00 (14:00 Turkish time) in New York and Virginia and at 07:00 (15:00 Turkish time) in the most critical states – Florida and Pennsylvania, as well as in the capital of Washington, district Colombia.
Power stations will close at 19:00 in Virginia and Florida (Wednesday, 03:00), at 20:00 (Wednesday, 04:00 Turkish time) at 20:00 – in Washington, the district of Colombia, and Pennsylvania and in 21:00 (Wednesday, 05:00 Turkish time) – in New York.
A candidate who will win the presidential election will be offered on January 20, 2025 and will become the 47th US president for a period of 4 years.
The first in the elections were the inhabitants of the village of Dixille-Nopech (New Hampshire), where the vote began immediately after midnight. In particular, six people came to polling stations. According to estimates, 3 votes got Harris and 3 votes – Trump.
More than 82 million people voted ahead of schedule
According to data provided by the Laboratory of the electoral processes of the University of Florida, today, in the process of early voting, which began in mid -September, more than 82 million citizens voted. Of these, more than 44 million voted personally to the polling station, and more than 37 million by mail.
US President Joe Biden voted ahead of schedule in his hometown of Delaware.
According to polls in 7 oscillating states (Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin), which are crucial because of the system called “Collegium of Electors”, Trump is ahead of Harris with a small margin – by 0.8 basic points. Meanwhile, national polls showed that Trump and Harris are going hand in hand.
The US uses a system of two -stage elections, within the framework of which, at the first stage, according to the results of universal vote, the college of electors is determined, and then they choose the head of state. The victory is won by a candidate who gained more votes of the electors, and not direct voters. Currently, the number of electors is 538. Each staff allocates the number of electors equal to the number of its senators and congressmen. For victory, the candidate must gain at least 270 votes of electors representing 50 American states and the district of Colombia. The candidate who gained the largest number of votes of voters receives all the votes of the board of the state electors.