Updated Sep 20, 2024 - Politics & Policy
In photos: Early voting kicks off in three states
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Nick Vucic gets an "I Voted" sticker from his daughter after he casts his early vote at a polling station in Arlington, Virginia, on Sept. 20. Photo: AFP via Getty Images
Early in-person voting began Friday in Virginia, Minnesota and South Dakota.
The big picture: Ballots cast in the three states mark the opening of the 2024 general election — with all eyes on the highly consequential faceoff between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump.
Zoom in: Voters in these states are casting ballots for not only the presidential election but state and local issues.
- In Minnesota, a Democratic stronghold, results of these elections will determine which party has a majority at the state Capitol, and could shape who wins the White House and controls Congress, Axios' Twin Cities reporter Torey Van Oot writes.
- Virginians are voting in congressional races and on whether to amend the state constitution to expand property tax exemptions to include surviving spouses of soldiers who died in the line of duty.
- In South Dakota, elections officials are expecting high turnout with statewide ballot measures on enshrining abortion rights in the constitution and on legalizing recreational marijuana.
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