Washington-SANA
More than 50 million people cast their votes in the early voting for the US presidential elections, according to data from the election project, 11 days before the date of voting day, at a pace that may lead to achieving this time for a turnout that may be the highest in more than 100 years.
Reuters reported that the high rate of early voting prompted Michael MacDonald, a university professor at the University of Florida who is managing the project, to predict a record turnout with the participation of about 150 million voters, accounting for 65 percent of those eligible to vote, and that would be the highest rate since 1908, if achieved.
The surprising number is an indication of great interest in the outcome of the competition between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden, as well as the desire of Americans to reduce their risk of infection with Corona, which has killed more than 222,000 people in their country so far.
Many American states have expanded the scope of early voting and voting by mail before the election day scheduled for the third of next month, on the grounds that it is a safer method in light of the Corona virus pandemic.
