US: Three states vote early in person

Polling stations in three US states—Virginia, Minnesota, and South Dakota—opened on September 20th local time, allowing voters to cast their ballots early in person for the 2024 US presidential election.

Former US President Donald Trump (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris during a live debate in Philadelphia on the evening of September 10, 2024. Photo: THX/VNA

Polling stations in Virginia will remain open until November 2nd. Minnesota and South Dakota are among 23 states that allow voters to submit absentee ballots in person at election offices or other designated locations instead of mailing them in .

Previously, on September 11th, Alabama became the first state to begin sending mail-in ballots to voters who were unable to vote in person. It was one of 10 states that began sending mail-in ballots to voters within more than 45 days of the November 5th election.

By law, ballots for military and overseas voters must be mailed 45 days before Election Day, so ballots for this group will be mailed on September 21st, local time. Experts predict a large number of voters will cast their ballots early in this year's US presidential election.

According to data from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in the 2020 US election, more than 69% of votes were cast early, either in person or by mail. This figure was 40% in the 2016 and 2012 elections, respectively.

VIET KHUE

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