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Demonstrators gather in front of the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia as they wait for results in the US presidential race, with Democrat Joe Biden leading in the state with more than 6,800 votes -- which makes him the favorite to win the White House. IMAGES
Staff at a ballot counting facility in Philadelphia, continue to work to tabulate votes cast in the US presidential election. Pennsylvania is the biggest prize remaining, with 20 electoral votes. Trump is currently leading, but the majority of votes left to be counted are in Democratic-leaning areas such as greater Philadelphia. IMAGES
Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, USA), Nov 6 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Justin Lane) Protesters in Philadelphia ask for a recount of every vote, carrying signs and chanting.
Election security has always been a challenge in the American democratic process, but voter privacy wasn't always a concern. According to Time Magazine, historian Gil Troy says that before the Revolutionary War, colonists cast their votes by voice, not by ballots. In fact, voting took place at local carnivals. There, people—who may or may not have been drunk at the time—would call out their votes to be counted. Given the public nature of the process, not to mention how drunk the voters might be at the time, voting was very easily corruptible. It wasn't until 1892 that voting with paper ballots, and protecting the voter's privacy, became the generally accepted standard for holding fair elections.
Counting is underway after the Togolese voted calmly to elect deputies and regional councillors. The ballot came after lawmakers this month approved a constitutional reform creating a new prime minister-style post opponents believe is tailored for President Faure Gnassingbe to avoid presidential term limits and stay in office. IMAGES
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