<p>With just 15 days to go for the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">US elections</a>, early voting started in San Francisco as US presidential race enters its home stretch.</p>

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<p>Amid the election frenzy, President Donald <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-calls-coronavirus-expert-anthony-fauci-a-disaster-336526">Trump</a> and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden have been criss-crossing states in a bid to capture the last minute voters as the final polling day nears.</p>

<p>According to US elections project, over 30 million Americans have already exercised their franchise. The tracker informed that 30,738,627 ballots have been cast across the United States with over 4 million voters in Texas who have already chosen their president.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-biden-trump-campaigns-and-the-role-of-faith-in-american-elections-336518">Also Read:&nbsp;Biden-Trump campaigns and the role of faith in American elections</a></p>

<p>In California, over 3 million votes have been cast with over 2 million in Florida.</p>

<p>As the election heat reaches fever pitch, Donald Trump told supporters to deliver Democrats "a thundering defeat" at a campaign rally in Tuscon, Arizona even as he objected to the "mute" button in next TV <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-elections-mikes-to-be-muted-in-next-us-presidential-debate-between-trump-and-biden-to-stop-interruptions-336543">presidential debate </a>with Biden.</p>

<p>Voters have turned in southern Florida with masks for the start of in-person as voters poured in throughout Hialeah and Miami beach.</p>

<p>According to an opinion poll, Biden leads Trump by 8.9 percentage points with the Democratic presidential hopeful ahead by an average 1.4 percentage points as the presidential race enters the final stage.</p>

<p>"Together, we can put an end to the last four years of darkness, division, and chaos," Biden he tweeted, adding, "We can unite, mend our wounds, and begin to heal."</p>

<p>Biden has already campaigned in North Carolina as his vice presidential pics Kamla Harris was pitched to take on a drive-in rally in Orlando amid a voter mobilization event in Jacksonville.<br />
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Meanwhile, more than 70 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, more than half the total turnout of the 2016 election with one week to go until Election Day, according to a Tuesday tally from the U.S. Elections Project.</p>


With just 15 days to go for the US elections, early voting started in San Francisco as US presidential race enters its home stretch. Watch: Amid the election frenzy, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden have been criss-crossing states in a bid to capture the last minute voters as the final polling day nears.

With just 15 days to go for the US elections, early voting started in San Francisco as US presidential race enters its home stretch. Watch: Amid the election frenzy, President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden have been criss-crossing states in a bid to capture the last minute voters as the final polling day nears. According to US elections project, over 30 million Americans have already exercised their franchise. The tracker informed that 30,738,627 ballots have been cast across the United States with over 4 million voters in Texas who have already chosen their president. Also Read: Biden-Trump campaigns and the role of faith in American elections In California, over 3 million votes have been cast with over 2 million in Florida. As the election heat reaches fever pitch, Donald Trump told supporters to deliver Democrats "a thundering defeat" at a campaign rally in Tuscon, Arizona even as he objected to the "mute" button in next TV presidential debate with Biden. Voters have turned in southern Florida with masks for the start of in-person as voters poured in throughout Hialeah and Miami beach. According to an opinion poll, Biden leads Trump by 8.9 percentage points with the Democratic presidential hopeful ahead by an average 1.4 percentage points as the presidential race enters the final stage. "Together, we can put an end to the last four years of darkness, division, and chaos," Biden he tweeted, adding, "We can unite, mend our wounds, and begin to heal." Biden has already campaigned in North Carolina as his vice presidential pics Kamla Harris was pitched to take on a drive-in rally in Orlando amid a voter mobilization event in Jacksonville. Meanwhile, more than 70 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election, more than half the total turnout of the 2016 election with one week to go until Election Day, according to a Tuesday tally from the U.S. Elections Project.

Early voting begins in Florida with over 30 million votes cast in US elections

<p>Florida's attorney general is calling for a probe into billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's fundraising of nearly $20 million to help convicted felons vote in the key swing state.</p>

<p>The magnate has separately pledged millions geared toward rallying Latino voters in Florida, saying they "will play a critical role in the election."</p>

<p>"President Trump has fueled division in our country including through his relentless attacks on the Hispanic community," said Bloomberg, 78, an independent who has thrown his financial weight behind Democratic nominee Joe Biden after a dismal run for the presidency earlier this year.</p>

<p>The pro-Biden organization "Priorities USA" on Thursday said the ex-mayor had given it $6 million to campaign among the Latino electorate, a group that in Florida often skews right given the strong presence of anti-Communist voters of Cuban origin.&nbsp;</p>

<p>That sum is a small part of some $100 million the media mogul said he was ready to spend in the southeastern state, which is home to more than 21 million people.</p>

<p>On Wednesday, the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition — an organization working to re-enfranchise former convicts — said it had received some $20 million, much of it raised by Bloomberg's network, to help previously incarcerated citizens pay fines and fees in order to reestablish their rights to vote.</p>

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<p>According to The New York Times, Bloomberg raised some $16 million of that sum.</p>

<p>Some 800,000 people — the majority black or Latino — are prevented from voting because Florida law says they must first repay their debts to the state.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The rules stem from a law signed in 2019 by Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, a Trump supporter.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Bloomberg's foray into the Florida campaign seems to have left many Republicans in the vital electoral state with a bad taste.</p>

<p>Florida's top prosecutor, Republican Ashley Moody, said she would launch a probe into whether any potential campaign violations would occur from the donations made to the organization supporting the voting rights of ex-convicts.</p>

<p>"This transparent political ploy is just the latest example of Republicans attempting to keep Floridians disenfranchised," a Bloomberg spokesperson responded in a statement to AFP.</p>

<p>For years Florida has been a key state in US presidential votes: Victory margins are often within less than a percentage point, and Bloomberg's move to help former felons could play a decisive role. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Current polling suggests Trump needs to win the state to stay in power.</p>


Florida's attorney general is calling for a probe into billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's fundraising of nearly $20 million to help convicted felons vote in the key swing state.

Florida's attorney general is calling for a probe into billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's fundraising of nearly $20 million to help convicted felons vote in the key swing state. The magnate has separately pledged millions geared toward rallying Latino voters in Florida, saying they "will play a critical role in the election." "President Trump has fueled division in our country including through his relentless attacks on the Hispanic community," said Bloomberg, 78, an independent who has thrown his financial weight behind Democratic nominee Joe Biden after a dismal run for the presidency earlier this year. The pro-Biden organization "Priorities USA" on Thursday said the ex-mayor had given it $6 million to campaign among the Latino electorate, a group that in Florida often skews right given the strong presence of anti-Communist voters of Cuban origin. That sum is a small part of some $100 million the media mogul said he was ready to spend in the southeastern state, which is home to more than 21 million people. On Wednesday, the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition — an organization working to re-enfranchise former convicts — said it had received some $20 million, much of it raised by Bloomberg's network, to help previously incarcerated citizens pay fines and fees in order to reestablish their rights to vote. × According to The New York Times, Bloomberg raised some $16 million of that sum. Some 800,000 people — the majority black or Latino — are prevented from voting because Florida law says they must first repay their debts to the state. The rules stem from a law signed in 2019 by Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, a Trump supporter. Bloomberg's foray into the Florida campaign seems to have left many Republicans in the vital electoral state with a bad taste. Florida's top prosecutor, Republican Ashley Moody, said she would launch a probe into whether any potential campaign violations would occur from the donations made to the organization supporting the voting rights of ex-convicts. "This transparent political ploy is just the latest example of Republicans attempting to keep Floridians disenfranchised," a Bloomberg spokesperson responded in a statement to AFP. For years Florida has been a key state in US presidential votes: Victory margins are often within less than a percentage point, and Bloomberg's move to help former felons could play a decisive role. Current polling suggests Trump needs to win the state to stay in power.

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