By Staff Reporter Anneliese Croslin
Courtesy of Carlos Osorio
People finalizing their vote in before election day.
On Nov. 5, the 2024 election day will take place. This election involves Donald Trump as the Republican candidate and Kamala Harris as the Democratic candidate.
For the majority of the states, polls are currently showing that one candidate has a large enough lead that the results can already be predicted. The battleground states (states that do not show a clear winner) include Georgia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Nevada, and Arizona. In those states the polls are showing either a tie or a very slim majority for one of the two candidates.
Mail-in voting has gotten more popular over the last ten years. However, while voting by mail has increased ease of access, it has made counting ballots more difficult as some states do not allow counting until after election day.
“25.9 million mail ballots have been returned,” CBS News reporter Melissa Quinn said. “There were more than 65.6 million mail ballots requested.”
The millions of mail-in votes cause the process of counting ballots to slow down, meaning the winner of the election may not be revealed until hours or even days after election day.
Regardless of which candidate one supports, this election will be unique in modern day history. Trump, if reelected, would be the first president since Grover Cleveland in 1892 to serve nonconsecutive terms. If Harris wins she would be the first president to be elected without winning any primaries.
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