US Election 2024
It’s election day. Voters are going to the polls to choose between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. This is one of the most momentous 2024 presidential election in the country’s history.
2024 presidential election: As voters walk to the polls, they dodge inclement weather.
Much of the country’s center is seeing rain this morning. Forecasters warn that big areas could experience storms later today.
Local television cameras in Houston captured voters waiting to enter voting places while gathered together under umbrellas. The voter in Miami Lakes, Florida, tried to shield himself from the sudden deluge with a sample ballot. However, his effort was ineffective.
And the forecast calls for more than just rain. Forecasters warn that snow may fall later today for voters in Colorado and Montana.
“I was just waiting for this day to come,” said the voter.
A 74-year-old Black lady named Liza Fortt appeared at her polling station in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She came in a wheelchair and was feeling ill.
Nevertheless, she went out to cast her ballot for Harris.
For me and my grandchildren, granddaughters, and nephews, it holds great significance. Fortt remarked, “I was just waiting for this day to come.”
She claimed that she never imagined having the chance to vote for a Black woman in the presidential election.
“Seeing a woman—not just any woman, but a Black woman—makes me proud,” Fortt remarked.
According to a court judge, Missouri cannot stop federal election monitors in St. Louis.
A settlement agreement with the St. Louis Board is in dispute. This agreement aimed to guarantee voting access for those with eyesight and mobility limitations. According to court documents, the 2021 settlement was reached under Trump’s Justice Department. After federal authorities discovered issues, such as too-steep ramps and inaccessible parking, the settlement was struck.
Several states, including Missouri, are resisting federal election observers.
In a legal battle filed Monday, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft contended that state law “clearly and specifically limits who may be in polling places.” Additionally, he charged the federal government with “trying to unlawfully meddle in Missouri’s elections.”
Missouri state law sets clear limits on who can be in polling places. Jay Ashcroft made this argument in a legal battle filed on Monday. The limits are specifically outlined in the law. Additionally, he charged the federal government with “trying to unlawfully meddle in Missouri’s elections.”
U.S. District Judge Sarah Pitlyk noted on Monday night that: At least twice before, there have been no issues with the same situation. The case primarily revolves around two individuals at a single polling station. Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act is at stake.
Pitlyk noted, “The State of Missouri may suffer from not being able to enforce its election laws, but that harm is offset by the United States’ interest in enforcing the ADA.”
In anticipation of Trump’s arrival to the polls, a Palm Beach precinct is getting ready.
About an hour after polls opened, precinct 5604 in Palm Beach, Florida, saw a significant police presence on Tuesday morning.
In anticipation of Trump’s visit, at least 15 law enforcement officials, ranging from Secret Service agents to local sheriff’s deputies, were observed using the same walkway that voters used to enter the voting station. Later in the day, the former president is anticipated to cast his ballot there.
Throughout the early hours, there was a constant stream of people waiting in line to vote.
2024 presidential election: The majority of Florida voters vote before election day.
According to a University of Florida Election Lab examination of state statistics, most of Florida’s registered voters had already cast their ballots early, both by mail and early in-person voting, by the time polls opened at 7 a.m. local time on Tuesday.
According to election officials, many of the people who waited to cast their ballots on election day were doing their civic obligation ahead of schedule.
As per social media post by the Orange County elections supervisor’s office, almost 4700 voters cast ballots in Orange County. In the first 20 minutes that polls were open, this number of voters was recorded.
Attorneys general call for a “peaceful transfer of power.”
The solicitors general of three U.S. territories and 47 states are advising citizens to maintain their composure. They are also urging citizens to condemn any acts of violence related to the results in advance.
Chief prosecutors from every state in the union signed the declaration which was made public on Tuesday. The exceptions were Indiana, Montana, and Texas. In addition, solicitors general from the U.S. territory of American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands signed, as did the District of Columbia.
“We urge all Americans to cast their ballots, engage in polite conversation, and, most importantly, uphold the democratic process’s integrity,” they said. “We will use our power to enforce the law against any unlawful acts that threaten it; violence has no place in the democratic process.”
Nearly four years after Trump supporters rioted at the U.S. Capitol to block the election certification, there are still concerns about electoral violence. Trump praised the rioters and promised to pardon them. He included a recorded chorus of inmates serving time for their roles in the Jan 6 attack. Instead of denouncing the violence during his campaign, they sang the national anthem.
Where are Harris and Trump?
Trump concluded a late-night rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in the early hours of Election Day. Despite previously stating that he would cast his ballot early, the Republican nominee intends to spend the day in Florida. There, he is anticipated to cast his ballot in person. On Tuesday evening, he is planning to host a campaign watch party in Palm Beach.
Harris intends to go to an election night celebration at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Howard University is a historically Black institution where Harris was an active member of the sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha. She earned a degree in economics and political science there in 1986.
She doesn’t have a public schedule for Election Day, except for Howard.
Harris stated on Sunday that her mail-in ballot was “on its way to California” after she had “just filled it out.”
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