The polls opened in my beloved home state of North Carolina at 6:30 am Eastern Time Tuesday and will be open until 7:30 pm. Anyone in line at that time can still vote, so if you are, please remain in line until you’ve cast your vote.
Understandably, people on both sides of the aisle get incredibly frustrated on Election Day, especially in a presidential election year, because some states (like Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada, for instance) tend to drag on and on in taking their sweet time processing ballots.
It continues to be inconceivable that the US — virtually alone in the democratic world — cannot count all votes in the same night as election day, and if it is very close, may need many days or even more than a week to determine the winner.
This is a choice: https://t.co/q73jBitJiZ
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) November 5, 2024
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