US election 2020: Polls begin as voters decide on Trump's fate
Biden leads the race!
The vote and count only took a few minutes, with five votes for Biden and none for President Donald Trump, who is seeking a second term.
The tiny northeastern town in the middle of the forest, near the Canadian border, has traditionally voted "first in the nation" since 1960.
Electoral laws in New Hampshire
Neighboring village Millsfield also begins voting at midnight but a third village in the area, which typically follows the same tradition, canceled overnight voting due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Electoral laws in New Hampshire allow municipalities with fewer than 100 residents to open their polling stations at midnight and to close them when all registered voters have fulfilled their civic duty.
Polling stations in East Coast to begin soon
Most polling stations on the East Coast will open at 6:00 or 7:00 am (1100 or 1200 GMT) on Tuesday.
While Tuesday is formally Election Day, in reality Americans have been voting for weeks.
With a huge expansion in mail-in voting to safeguard against the Covid-19 pandemic, nearly 100 million people have already made their choice.
Trump expected to bounce back
While many early votes are believed to have been cast by Democrats -- encouraged by Biden to take advantage of the opportunity -- Trump's campaign is hoping for a massive wave of Republican supporters voting in person on Tuesday.
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