The United States elections have begun.
While the official election day in America is known to everyone as being held in November, the tradition of absentee and mail-in voting is longstanding in this country, and in fact, the elections begin before the official day. Legally, the official election day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. This year, that day falls on November 5th.
The state of North Carolina was on its way to start the U.S. elections by sending out mail-in ballots to citizens when the process was halted by an official request from Robert Kennedy Jr. to remove his name from the ballot. He has officially endorsed Trump and has taken steps to remove his name from ballots in several key states, although he failed in two or three states. In North Carolina, he succeeded in getting 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 considerable amount of time before the fate of the ballots in this state is determined.
On Wednesday, officials in the state of Alabama kicked off the U.S. elections by sending out ballots to citizens. Interestingly, only 3% of people in this state voted this way in the previous cycle. Before the end of September, a significant number of states will have sent out mail-in ballots to citizens, including Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.
Due to Trump’s skepticism and provocations, Republicans have always doubted the integrity of elections and voting through mail or absentee ballots. However, this method has been and remains one of the popular methods for this party. The votes of elderly people, on which this party relies, are more dependent on mail-in voting than anything else.