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US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump began their race for the White House with drawing in Dixville Notchlocated in the state of New Hampshire and which, since the sixties, has been the first to vote in any electoral process in the North American country.

According to information collected by CNN, two candidates for the presidency of the United States They got three votes at the polls, installed in the hotel after the opening of the polling station created for this purpose at midnight (local time).

Les Otten, one of the voters, said the release of these results means “Civic lesson for the country”. “If we can help people understand that voting is an important part of their rights as American citizens, maybe that will be the key to what we do,” he explained.

In the last two elections, Democratic candidates won in Dixville Notch, where Joe Biden received five votes cast. For her part, Hillary Clinton received four of the seven votes cast in 2016: two for Trump and one for Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson.

On the other hand, during the last Republican primary, Nikki Haley won received six votes from city residents. However, Haley had to drop out of the race for the White House due to the overwhelming support that Trump had.

Two candidates They need the votes of 270 of the 538 delegates. The Electoral College will declare the winner on November 5 this year, but the actual dispute is being played out in seven states: Pennsylvania (19 delegates), North Carolina (16), Georgia (16), Michigan (15), Arizona (11). , Wisconsin (10) and Nevada (6).

Harris appears to have secured the support of 226 people. so you only need 44, and Trump starts at 219 according to CNN forecasts.

The average of surveys conducted by the website FiveThirtyEight gives Harris has a 1.2-point lead with 48% vote intention. but in key points this difference casts doubt on this hypothetical victory. They’re tied in Pennsylvania, but Trump leads by one point in North Carolina.

The possibility of violent episodes has forced the country to protect more than just its voting centers and symbolic buildings such as the White House. Some businesses and restaurants have boarded up their entrances.

Republican leadership still does not accept the results of 2020 and in this cycle it once again encourages the specter of fraud. This Monday, the Republican National Committee, for example, sued the Milwaukee Board of Elections over the city’s plan to reduce the presence of observers.

About 244 million Americans are called to the polls. Of those, 80 million exercised their right to vote early, according to the University of Florida.

(according to information from Europe Press And EFE)