US Presidential Election Voting Concludes
The final polling station for the US presidential election has officially closed in Adak, Alaska. Read Full Article at RT.com.
In Adak, a small community located in the Aleutian Islands of western Alaska, residents had the opportunity to vote until 1 a.m. Eastern Time. This region is geographically closer to Russia than to the continental United States. Adak introduced in-person voting in 2012, allowing its approximately 250 residents to take pride in potentially being the last to participate in national elections. The state has three electoral votes at stake.
Residents appreciate this unique position of being the final voters in the nation, with city manager Layton Lockett stating to AP, “realistically everybody knows the election’s decided way before we’re closed,” despite the fact that the rest of the country has completed voting by then.
In contrast, Hawaii closed its polling stations one hour earlier.
Additionally, polling places in nine precincts across eastern Arizona were extended for an additional two hours on Election Day. This decision came from Apache County Superior Court Judge Michael Latham, who acted in response to issues such as malfunctioning equipment and a shortage of printed ballots that disrupted the electoral process.
Trump is anticipated to exceed the 270 electoral votes necessary for victory, bolstered by his wins in key swing states, including North Carolina and Georgia.
Ramin Sohrabi contributed to this report for TROIB News