WATCH: 2020 US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS | BLUE WAVE OR RED MIRAGE?
Darpan News Desk Darpan, 03 Nov, 2020 07:17 PM
WATCH: What to Expect, Which states will finally decide the winner? Will Trump give up keys to the White House? The 59th US Presidential election is finally here. A record breaking 100 million Americans have already cast votes as Tuesday morning in the hotly contested presidential race between incumbent Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden.
Polls opened in some Eastern states at 6 a.m. EST. The most closely watched results will start to come in after 7 p.m. EST when polls close in states such as Georgia. A race for the #WhiteHouse #USElections2020
NDP Leader John Horgan dissolved his minority government a year before the province's fixed voting date and his decision to call a snap election emerged as a key issue in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WATCH: Who will WIN the 2020 #BCElection ? Will BC NDP come back as a majority or BC Liberal Party gain ground ? We spoke to #UBC professor of political science Richard Johnston and his answers were surprising!
The election has seen the NDP vie for a majority, the Greens make the case for minority governments and the Liberals unveil one of the most expensive campaign promises to date.
Vote-by-mail packages are collected centrally and cannot be counted for at least 13 days after the election, allowing time for the ballots to be sent back to voters' ridings for sorting and screening.
Horgan was in New Westminster appealing for voter support in Metro Vancouver ridings that are expected to be key battlegrounds between the NDP and B.C. Liberals.
Both the B.C. Liberals and the Greens criticized NDP Leader John Horgan on Thursday for calling the snap election as COVID-19 infections surged in a second wave.
