This year’s election has definitely been unlike any other election from socially distanced presidential debates (mute buttons and all) to the president contracting COVID-19. Many records have also been broken this election, an astonishing $14 billion was spent on this election, making it the most expensive election to date. This election has had the highest participation rate in over a centurion with 80 million Americans already casting their ballots!

With the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to social distance, the government provided 3 ways to vote:

• Mail in Ballot - similar to an absentee ballot

• Early Voting - voting during the week prior to election day at a central location of many polling locations

• Election Day Voting - your traditional voting at your designated voting station

Many of my friends who chose to vote early waited anywhere from 30 mins to a few hours online for early voting. This year I chose to vote early with a mail in ballot to minimize my exposure to COVID-19. For those of you mailing in your ballot from NYC, it costs $0.70 (1 forever stamp and 15 cents) to mail you ballot. I had no idea and almost did not add the extra 15 cents, so make sure you have enough postage!

Make sure to get your vote in, every vote counts!