Americans across 50 states set to choose 46th president: here’s how us votes

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AMERICANS ACROSS 50 STATES SET TO CHOOSE 46TH PRESIDENT: HERE’S HOW US VOTES Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByYashwant Raj | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar Nov 02, 2020 09:42 AM IST MORE THAN A


THIRD OF ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS (INCLUDING PRESIDENT TRUMP) HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOT IN PERSON, AND VIA MAIL IN A RECORD-SETTING EARLY VOTING TURNOUT On November 3, Americans across 50


states and the District of Columbia will vote for their 46th president. MEET THE CANDIDATES REPUBLICAN: DONALD TRUMP Born: June 14, 1946. The current president of the United States ran a


real estate firm, was a star of a reality TV show Vice presidential candidate: Mike Pence is the current vice president of the United States. Pence served as the governor of Indiana and had


six terms in US House of Representatives. DEMOCRATIC: JOE BIDEN Born: November 20, 1942. He was the vice president from 2009-2017 in former president Barack Obama’s terms Elected to the US


Senate from Delaware at age 29, has been re-elected six times since 1972 Vice-presidential candidate: Kamala Harris. She is the former attorney general of California and was the junior


senator from California at the US Senate for two terms. ALSO READ | US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2020: WHO WILL IT BE, AMERICA? HERE’S HOW AMERICA VOTES THE PROCESS The Constitution of the


United States of America mandates that the president be elected by an electoral college currently comprising 538 members or electors. Electors are nominated by the state’s party committees;


the number is determined by the strength of a state’s House of Representatives and Senates. The electors usually follow a winner-takes-all system, voting for whichever candidate has won the


popular vote in their state. DOES POPULAR VOTE COUNT? The presidential candidate who wins the popular vote in the state picks up all the state’s electors except in Maine and Nebraska, which


allow their electoral vote to be split. The candidate with 270 or more electoral votes wins. Winning the popular vote nationally is not enough — Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by 3


million in 2016, but Donald Trump got more electoral votes. THANKS TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC... More than a third of all eligible voters (including President Trump) have already cast their


ballot in person, and via mail in a record-setting early voting turnout. BESIDES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS... Americans will also vote to elect 435 members of the House of Representatives, 33


members of the senate (a third of the 100 seats of the upper chamber are up for election every election cycle), 11 state governors (and two of US Territories), and members of 86 state


legislative chambers (lower and upper chambers) on November 3. COST OF THE ELECTION The 2020 elections to the White House, House of Representatives are expected to cost an estimated $14


billion — a record. This includes money spent by candidates, parties and outside bodies and does not include expenses incurred by state governments. Joe Biden could become the first


presidential nominee to raise $1 billion, or more. RESULTS They may take longer to be announced this time because of the sheer volume of mailed-in ballots. Some states will begin counting


their mail-in ballot before election day, some will start on election day, some will wait till the close of polling. THE MAIN ISSUES THIS ELECTION COVID-19 Biden has made the Trump


administration’s response to the epidemic the centre of his campaign. He tweeted: ‘I believe in Science. Donald Trump doesn’t. It’s that simple.’ ECONOMY The devastating impact of the


Covid-19 pandemic includes widespread closure and downsizing of businesses. An estimated 22 million jobs were lost between Feb and April. NATIONAL SECURITY In a Gallup poll, alleged


interference by China, Russia and Iran in the 2016 presidential elections, through the spread of disinformation online emerged as a concern. HEALTH CARE Republicans want to repeal and


replace the Affordable Care Act enacted by former President Barack Obama. The Supreme Court is expected to hear a case soon after the elections. IMMIGRATION The flashpoint in Trump’s term


has been his policy towards undocumented immigrants, and the wall that he built along the border to Mexico in an attempt to keep them out. RACE The shooting of unarmed Black civilians by


policemen across states led to several Black Lives Matter protests across states. Trump likely raised tensions referring to the protestors as ‘thugs’ * Kamala Harris * Donald Trump * United


States * Us Elections 2020 Get the latest headlines from US news and global updates from Pakistan, UK, Bangladesh, and Russia get all the latest headlines in one place with including Los


Angeles protests LIVEon Hindustan Times. Get the latest headlines from US news and global updates from Pakistan, UK, Bangladesh, and Russia get all the latest headlines in one place with


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