The American presidential elections will take place next Tuesday, the 5th
The vice president of United States and candidate for the White House for the Democratic Party, Kamala Harrisannounced on Sunday the 3rd that he had already voted in the American elections. In a video posted to her social media, Harris said she voted by mail. For Brazilians accustomed to electronic voting machines, voting by post may seem strange or not very credible, but in the North American country it is a reality.
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Next Tuesday, the 5th, the presidential elections will take place in the United States, but several states allow voters to vote in advance via the postal system. Democrats have tried to encourage voters to participate in the election early. Polls highlight fierce disputes in key electoral states, and the ability to mobilize the electorate to leave home or work to vote could be decisive for the final outcome.
Regarding postal voting, the Earth I went to a US post office to find out what the vote-by-mail system is like. Although we were not able to record the images inside the place, since it is federal property, we were able to see a ballot paper up close: a kind of notebook, which is sealed and separated from other correspondence so that it is not confused with other correspondence.
When you fill out a ballot, you can drop it off at a U.S. Post Office, under federal jurisdiction, or at one of the drop boxes scattered around cities like Charlotte, North Carolina, which are closely monitored by Republican and Democratic candidate Donald Trump. candidate Kamala Harris in this year’s elections.
North Carolina is a state that is considered a pendulum, that is, sometimes it votes for one party, sometimes for the other, which means that the vote in this constituency is highly contested by those who want to win the elections. In addition to Northern Corolina, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin will be decisive for the American presidential race.
What Americans think about mail-in voting
Terra also listened to the opinion of Americans who consider the system reliable and, above all, convenient for the frenzy of daily life in big cities. Kamala Harris votes in California, the state where she was born and where she made her career, first as a prosecutor, and then as a senator.
The American Zack, originally from Charlotte, believes that the system guarantees access to anyone who wants to vote in elections, but who, for some reason, does not have time to go to the polling station to exercise this right. “[O sistema de voto por correio] it allows our votes to be counted as an accessible benefit, a public service and, above all, free,” he explained in a conversation with the journalist.
Zack even pushed over a mailbox and tried to stick his hand in the trunk to demonstrate that there is no way to access the stored contents. “I would say it’s definitely stuck to the floor, I can’t move it, I can’t do anything to access it. [o interior da caixa]; My hands are small and I still can’t do anything.”
Danae Gregor, who also spoke with Terra, said she had never voted by mail, but had already helped her parents participate in elections this way. “They used the courier service and had no problems. I literally saw them fill up [a cédula de votação]putting it in the mail, sending it, and their vote was there,” he added.
The American also stressed that it is not necessary to go looking for a mailbox around the city. “You can literally send [o voto] from your home [através de sua caixa de correio]there are only five seconds left (…) I did it for my parents, they gave me the voting cell and I put it in the mailbox, I had that experience”.
Source: Terra
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