Early voting surges ahead of US midterm elections
Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 00:11 · Updated 01:00
More than 43 million ballots had been cast early, with a separate report putting the total at 48 million. Data cited by the BBC points to high participation in Texas and increased voting among some demographic groups; the reports offer different levels of detail.
- The BBC reported that more than 43 million Americans had voted early, with four to five million votes cast per day.
- Texas had recorded more than 5.8 million ballots, about 1.75 million more than its 2022 total, according to the BBC report.
- The Straits Times headline put early voting at 48 million and noted increased participation in key battleground states.
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- BBC-reported early votes
- More than 43 million
- Straits Times-reported early votes
- 48 million
- Daily early-vote rate cited by BBC
- Four to five million
- Texas ballots reported by BBC
- More than 5.8 million
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