Haunted by the specter of a potentially fragile election system, Americans are voting early in unprecedented numbers — a possible harbinger of record turnout for a modern-day election in the U.S.
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With 19 days to go before the Nov. 3 election, about 18.4 million Americans had mailed in ballots or cast votes in person by the end of the day Thursday.

If that pace continues, the U.S. will mark a first: More votes cast before election day than on it.

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In Georgia, some voters waited at polling stations for as long as 11 hours, lining up across parking lots and around strip malls with folding chairs, parasols and coolers.
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The massive advance balloting is effectively “flattening the curve” for elections officials, possibly allaying fears that a late burst of ballots could complicate tabulations and postpone the outcome of the presidential election.

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Early vote-by-mail ballots came from registered Democrats in much larger numbers than from registered Republicans. latimes.com/politics/story…
23 states have opened centers for in-person voting.

Many who crowded early vote centers expressed fears about trusting their ballot to the U.S. Postal Service.

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