Early voting turnout in US surpasses 2022 midterms - NHKニュース

Early voting is underway across the United States ahead of the midterm elections on November 3.

The Election Lab at the University of Florida says that more than 51 million people had already cast their ballots by the end of October. That figure is higher than the level recorded before the elections in 2022.Long lines formed at a polling station in the southern state of Virginia on Saturday, the last day of early in-person voting there.As it was also Halloween, some voters arrived wearing costumes.A woman in her 50s said that the type of politician she would like to see elected is someone who listens to ordinary people and is not swayed by big corporations.A man in his 40s said that he believes the nationwide results will be a toss-up. He said he hopes that the politicians chosen will be close to the center and represent the silent majority.The US news website Axios quoted a political scientist as saying that overall turnout could surpass the numbers seen in 2022.