2020 presidential election ballots cast so far
Several states have already reached more than 60% of their 2016 voter turnout
2020 presidential election ballots cast so far
Several states have already reached more than 60% of their 2016 voter turnout
"Nationwide, voters will not only be sent an unprecedented number of at least 87 million mail ballots, but they are returning them sooner than in past elections," McDonald wrote. "In all nearly 40 million mail ballots have been returned so far, a return rate of nearly 46%."
"This is good news!" he continued, pointing to worries about whether or not government officials would be able to handle an election during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Yes, there have been problems, and in many places lines are intolerably long," he recognized. "But, people are voting and there are more opportunities for them to do so by Election Day. Americans’ resilience and support for their democracy is very heartening in these trying times."
Some states have already reached more than 60% of their 2016 voter turnout as of Wednesday, including Texas (80.2%), Montana (69.6%). Georgia (64.9%), North Carolina (65%), Tennessee (65%), New Mexico (60.9%), and Hawaii (60.2%).
Texas has seen the largest voter turnout so far; nearly 7.2 million Texans have cast ballots so far. California and Florida trail just behind with 6.5 million and 5.7 million ballots cast, respectively. North Carolina has already recorded 3.1 million ballots cast.
McDonald previously told Fox News that he "expected some things to be different since states changed their laws" to accommodate voters amid the pandemic. More than 87 million absentee ballots have been sent to voters so far this year.
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