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
Not going to let the rain keep me from voting!
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!