15 million Americans have already cast their ballots early

Two weeks before the American elections, 15 million votes have already been cast. The New York Times reports that several states reported record turnout on the first day of early voting.

Voter turnout was at an all-time high in Louisiana and swing state North Carolina, among others. In Georgia, another important swing state, a daily record is broken almost every day and more than 1.5 million people have already cast their votes.

Among them is 100-year-old former President Jimmy Carter. His family did on his birthday The elder statesman announced on October 1 that voting for Harris was more important than reaching 100. His postal vote went out on October 16, a day after the open polling stations.

According to the New York Times, the high turnout is due to the corona pandemic and the presidential elections held at the time in 2020. Then millions of people voted early or during the​​​​ post to avoid long lines at the polls. This would make the phenomenon much more widely accepted has grown in society.

The polls opened for early voting last Tuesday. The real elections are on November 5.

Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are neck and neck in the polls. In the seven potentially decisive swing states (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin), the two presidential candidates are almost evenly matched.