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Staff at a Seoul polling station put on protective suits as they prepare to allow voters who are Covid positive to cast their ballots in South Korea's presidential elections. Ninety minutes has been allocated after the closure for Covid-positive voters to cast their ballots. IMAGES
Between COVID-19 and various efforts across the country to make it downright difficult to vote, the challenges of voting are becoming increasingly obvious. Following the lead of major retails, US tech giants like Twitter and Salesforce are giving their employees Election Day off in order to vote. According to Business Insider, rideshare company Uber is giving employees the day off as part of their 'Get Out the Vote' effort. Uber is providing links to voter registration sites through its app, and will assist in getting voters to the polls on election day. Other companies, like Apple and Facebook, are encouraging employees to volunteer to be poll workers.
Voters cast their ballots at a polling station in Russian-controlled Crimea, as the three-day presidential election kicks off. Early voting got underway in occupied territories of Ukraine, and the vote will also take place in Crimea, the peninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014 -- a move that most of the international community has refused to recognise. IMAGES
People vote in Atlanta in the crucial US midterm elections, which will decide the balance of power in Congress, determine the future of President Joe Biden's agenda and test the viability of another White House run by Donald Trump. IMAGES
Voters go to the polls in Brazzaville, Congo, to vote in the first round of legislative and local elections. IMAGES
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