Published 15:39 IST, October 1st 2020

US Presidential Elections 2020: List of ballot options through which people can vote

With just 33 days left for United States Presidential elections, both, the Donald Trump and his opponent Joe Biden are pulling all stops to gain support.

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With just a month left for United States Presidential elections, both, Republican candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden are pulling all stops to allure. On or hand, voters are keenly observing and comparing both candidates to choose ir next leader. Amidst all this, authorities are trying out new user-friendly methods to encour people to vote. Here is a list of ballot options available.

Ballot options in Presidential Elections 2020

Mail-in ballots

Though t all voters are eligible to request a mail-in ballot, many are including those who are above of 65 and anyone with a disability. However, those who register for mail-in ballot can request ballot to be sent to m via mail, fax, email or through government website.

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As per greenfieldreporter.com, when a request for a mail-in ballot reaches election office, it is marked in Statewide Voter Registration System as having been received, and website issues a label. That label is n placed on an envelope, in which appropriate unmarked ballot is mailed to voter.

 In case, voter put his or her vote in that ballot, n y are needed to sign return envelope. If voters prefer t to return ir ballot via mail, y can do so in person at election office.

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Early in-person voting

Any registered voter is eligible to cast an in-person vote, prior to election date, at several locations around county. As per election office, early voting begins October 6 and for purpose, a voter will have a need to show photo identification to vote in person.

If a voter chooses for early in-person voting, his or her vote would be sealed inside an envelope and voter would be required to sign on it.  Those ballots, too, will be placed in locked box at county annex and sealed until it is time to count m on Election Day.

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Election Day voting

process of voting would be slightly different on Election Day, that is vember 3. Instead of being sealed in an envelope and counted later, votes are tabulated as y come in. paper ballots are fed into a machine called a DS200, which processes an ongoing count, election office said. A flash drive attached to that machine is n plugged into election office’s computer system, where it transfers numbers it’s been tracking throughout day into software that tracks final results.

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15:39 IST, October 1st 2020