MORNING HEADLINES | Almost 1.5 million South Carolina voters cast ballots in the two weeks before Tuesday’s election, according to the state’s election agency.
” We are thrilled to see this record-breaking turnout during the early voting period as we head into a highly anticipated election day,” Howie Knapp, executive director of the S.C. Election Commission, said today. “If you haven’t cast your ballot yet, get to the polls tomorrow and exercise your right to vote.”
Of the 3.4 million registered voters as of Oct. 31, some 1,471,663 voted early between Oct. 21 and Nov. 2, according to the commission. It’s a new statewide record for early voting, which got started a couple of years ago in South Carolina. Nationally, nearly 75 million Americans voted early, according to reports.
Saturday was the last day of early voting. The polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. across the state.
- How Tri-county voters can get a free ride to the polls
- When S.C. votes will be counted, certified
- Races to watch in S.C.
- Authorities warn voters to not take selfies at polls
- 2 state lawmakers call for increased security at polls
In national political headlines
- Some late shifts, but presidential polls as close as ever
- Poll: Harris, Trump battle to wire in new Times poll
- Polls show Harris leads in 4 of 7 battleground states
- Harris vows unity; Trump lashes out
- Trump “rambles” about Capone, Lindell in N.C. rally
- Conservative woman keeping votes for Harris a secret
- States to watch on election night
- America faces big choice Tuesday
- Megadonors pump $2.5 billion into election
- How long the vote-counting could take
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