US Elections 2024: D-Day for Trump-Harris as polling kicks off for millions in eight states
Nov 05, 2024
Washington DC (USA), November 05 (ANI): It's election day in the US as polling opens in eight states on Tuesday with former US President Donald Trump going against Vice President Kamala Harris. According to CNN, polling locations in eight states are now open, including the states of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, New Hampshire and Virginia. In Indiana and Kentucky, polls have already begun with some areas in the central time zone to be opened at 5:30 PM (IST). In Maine, all poll locations have also opened but a few municipalities with less than 500 people could open at 8:30 PM (IST). The township of Dixville Notch in the state of New Hampshire voted at midnight (local time), in line with a decades-long tradition. At present, Harris and Trump are tied with three votes each. The voters in the US are heading to vote in one of their most consequential elections, which will decide the direction of not just the US but also have an influence on global geopolitics for the next four years.