Tens of millions of Americans are voting Tuesday in an election that will decide whether President Barack Obama will stay in the White House for another four... 06.11.2012, Sputnik International
Tens of millions of Americans are voting Tuesday in an election that will decide whether President Barack Obama will stay in the White House for another four years or if Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential challenger, will assume the position in January 2013.
Tens of millions of Americans are voting Tuesday in an election that will decide whether President Barack Obama will stay in the White House for another four years or if Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential challenger, will assume the position in January 2013.
Tens of millions of Americans are voting Tuesday in an election that will decide whether President Barack Obama will stay in the White House for another four years or if Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential challenger, will assume the position in January 2013.
Polls in some states on the East Coast opened at 6 a.m. (1100 GMT), and some voters lined up as early as 5 a.m. (1000GMT) in order to cast their ballots.
Sandi Chesrown cast a ballot at a voting precinct in the state of Virginia, one of the so-called “swing” states that could decide the winner of the close presidential race.
Millions of Americans are voting in the presidential election, but they are also casting ballots for other candidates across the nation running for seats in the US Senate and the US House of Representatives.
As voters entered a polling station in Virginia, Frank Emerson handed out sample ballots to help them make an informed decision before casting their ballots.
Vadim Y. Bichutskiy, originally from Ukraine, waited nearly three hours in line to vote Tuesday. He said he’ll do “whatever it takes” to make sure he casts his ballot in the US presidential race.
Election officials hoped that early voting would help mitigate long lines on Tuesday, but many voters still had to wait up to three hours to cast a ballot.
Karen Sawyer was proud to cast her vote on Tuesday in the swing state of Virginia. “This is a very special election for every reason,” but especially because it is a tight race, she said.
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