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Voters in Houston cast ballots at the Houston Metropolitan Multi-Services Center on the last day of early voting in Texas, four days before Election Day. IMAGES
Voters in Los Angeles cast their ballots in the US presidential election on the first day of early voting in California, the nation's most populous state. More than 50 million Americans have voted early in the White House race pitting President Donald Trump against Democrat Joe Biden, according to a group monitoring balloting. IMAGES
The United States' 2020 general election is on track to shatter all previous records for voter turnout. According to Business Insider, nearly 140 million votes have already been counted, exceeding 2016's record-breaking 137.1 million votes. The 2020 total is only expected to soar in the coming hours and days. That's because votes, whether in-person or absentee, continue to be counted across the country. Wednesday, battleground states like North Carolina and Pennsylvania remained undecided. Large states such as California and Texas hadn't yet reported all results. However, by midday on Wednesday, Democrat Joe Biden led President Donald Trump by almost 3 million votes.
For some wealthy Americans, a stamp just won't cut it as a ballot-delivery device: they're determined to cast their votes in person. According to Business Insider, some wealthy voters are chartering private planes to get to the polls in their home state on Election Day. Private jet charter company evoJets says at least four customers have booked flights specifically to vote, and all of those are headed to swing states. Two of the chartered trips are to Florida, which has 29 electoral votes. Two jet-setters booked flights from popular quarantine getaways to get to their swing states. One is flying from Colorado to Pennsylvania, which has 20 electoral votes. Another is headed from Wyoming to Ohio, which has 18 electoral votes. Even for a same-day round trip, such journeys can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
Voters cast early ballots at a polling station in Kenosha, Wisconsin, a battleground state, just five days before Election Day. IMAGES
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