MADRID, 8 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
More than 45 million people have voted early in at least 47 states as thousands of Americans go to the polls on Tuesday in mid-term elections in which the Democratic Party is playing for a majority in both houses of Congress.
The state of Texas has recorded the most early votes, with more than 5.4 million, followed by Florida, with more than 4.9 million, and California, with more than 4.7 ballots, according to data provided by Edison Research. and Catalyst.
The number of ballots cast before the official opening of the polls in the United States will continue to increase as election officials update the vote-by-mail count, CNN has reported.
At the moment, during the day there have been some incidents. Thus, in Louisiana, voting has been interrupted after a bomb threat at a polling station, which has had to move its tables to another center, according to the State Undersecretary for Communication, John Tobler.
On the other hand, at least 18 cases of alleged voter intimidation in Arizona have been referred to local and federal law enforcement authorities for review since the start of early voting on October 12, according to the NBC network.
Precisely in that same state, in Arizona, election officials have highlighted that there are problems with the electronic machines in at least 20 percent of the polling places in Maricopa County.
In an attempt to combat misinformation, as well as the arguments of electoral fraud by some supporters of former President Donald Trump, the county authorities have highlighted that they have enabled “safe boxes” in the voting centers so that citizens can vote safely while they repair the machines.
