New York began its early voting period on Saturday, prompting long lines with people waiting to cast their ballots.
The big picture: America has seen an uptick in mail-in and early voting this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Social distancing and poll-worker shortages could make voting on Election Day a lengthy and potentially chaotic process, but early voting measures have still seen backlogs.
A look at the scene...
Voting lines in Brooklyn, N.Y. on Saturday. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesVoters outside the Barclays Center. Photo: Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
A Brooklyn voting site. Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images