The United States elections have begun.
While the official election day in America is widely known to be held in November, the tradition of absentee and mail-in voting in this country is longstanding, and in fact, elections begin before the official day. Legally, the official election day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This year, that day falls on November fifth.
The state of North Carolina was on its way to starting the U.S. elections by sending out mail-in ballots to citizens when the process was halted by Robert Kennedy Jr.’s official request to remove his name from the ballot. He has officially supported Trump and has taken steps to remove his name from the ballots in several key states, failing in two or three states. In North Carolina, he succeeded in having his name removed, but the official election organizers believe his complaint lacks legal standing and have appealed to the state Supreme Court. In any case, it will take a significant amount of time before the fate of the ballots in this state is determined.
On Wednesday, officials in the state of Alabama initiated the U.S. elections by sending out ballots to citizens. Interestingly, only 3 percent of the people in this state voted this way in the previous cycle. Before the end of September, a significant number of states will have begun sending mail-in ballots to citizens, including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Republicans, due to Trump’s skepticism and provocations, have always doubted the integrity of elections and voting by mail or absentee. However, this method has been and continues to be one of the popular methods for this party. The votes of elderly individuals, on whom this party relies, depend more than anything on mail-in voting.