02:31Dozens were seen gathering at a Washington DC polling station on Tuesday to cast their votes in the 2024 US presidential election.
Voters can be seen collecting their ballots, filling them out and processing them through the ballot marking devices as dozens queued outside the station, waiting for their turns to vote.
The District of Columbia is the only non-state entity awarded electoral votes in the presidential elections, a right secured through the 23rd Amendment's ratification in 1961. Since then, Washington DC has consistently cast its three electoral votes for Democratic candidates, with no Republican contender having secured a win in the capital.
Voters are going to the polls across the United States on Tuesday, November 5, with the race between Republican former president Donald Trump and Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris reported to be too close to call.
The election, held under the electoral college system, requires candidates to pick up 'electoral votes', with the number assigned to each state equal to the number of senators (2) and house representatives - which are based on population.
All except Maine and Nebraska operate a 'winner takes all' system based on the state's popular vote, and 270 of the 538 in total are needed to win. It also means a candidate can win the nationwide popular vote and lose the election, as Hillary Clinton did in 2016 when facing off against Trump.
Most states usually vote the same way and the race comes down to just a handful of 'battleground states'. In this election there are seven; Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of 100 Senate seats are also up for election. There are 13 state and territorial governorships and many other state and local elections too.
Decision day - Voters cast ballots in Washington DC as Trump, Harris race 'too close to call'
Dozens were seen gathering at a Washington DC polling station on Tuesday to cast their votes in the 2024 US presidential election.
Voters can be seen collecting their ballots, filling them out and processing them through the ballot marking devices as dozens queued outside the station, waiting for their turns to vote.
The District of Columbia is the only non-state entity awarded electoral votes in the presidential elections, a right secured through the 23rd Amendment's ratification in 1961. Since then, Washington DC has consistently cast its three electoral votes for Democratic candidates, with no Republican contender having secured a win in the capital.
Voters are going to the polls across the United States on Tuesday, November 5, with the race between Republican former president Donald Trump and Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris reported to be too close to call.
The election, held under the electoral college system, requires candidates to pick up 'electoral votes', with the number assigned to each state equal to the number of senators (2) and house representatives - which are based on population.
All except Maine and Nebraska operate a 'winner takes all' system based on the state's popular vote, and 270 of the 538 in total are needed to win. It also means a candidate can win the nationwide popular vote and lose the election, as Hillary Clinton did in 2016 when facing off against Trump.
Most states usually vote the same way and the race comes down to just a handful of 'battleground states'. In this election there are seven; Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of 100 Senate seats are also up for election. There are 13 state and territorial governorships and many other state and local elections too.
Dozens were seen gathering at a Washington DC polling station on Tuesday to cast their votes in the 2024 US presidential election.
Voters can be seen collecting their ballots, filling them out and processing them through the ballot marking devices as dozens queued outside the station, waiting for their turns to vote.
The District of Columbia is the only non-state entity awarded electoral votes in the presidential elections, a right secured through the 23rd Amendment's ratification in 1961. Since then, Washington DC has consistently cast its three electoral votes for Democratic candidates, with no Republican contender having secured a win in the capital.
Voters are going to the polls across the United States on Tuesday, November 5, with the race between Republican former president Donald Trump and Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris reported to be too close to call.
The election, held under the electoral college system, requires candidates to pick up 'electoral votes', with the number assigned to each state equal to the number of senators (2) and house representatives - which are based on population.
All except Maine and Nebraska operate a 'winner takes all' system based on the state's popular vote, and 270 of the 538 in total are needed to win. It also means a candidate can win the nationwide popular vote and lose the election, as Hillary Clinton did in 2016 when facing off against Trump.
Most states usually vote the same way and the race comes down to just a handful of 'battleground states'. In this election there are seven; Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 of 100 Senate seats are also up for election. There are 13 state and territorial governorships and many other state and local elections too.