US presidential election Sending ballots for postal voting in North Carolina 5:25 on September 5

The US presidential election in November began sending postal ballots in South Carolina, ahead of the United States.

Voters can cast one vote by mail as soon as they receive the form, and both sides strongly appeal for support.

Prior to the US presidential election, which will be voted on November 3, the sending of ballots for postal ballots began ahead of the United States on the 4th in southern North Carolina.



In North Carolina, the use of postal voting requires prior application, but according to the State Elections Commission, more than 640,000 people have applied so far, more than 20 times more than the same period last time. Is increasing.



Also, since applications can be submitted until the end of next month, the number of users is expected to increase further as the new coronavirus infection continues, and it is possible that the maximum number will be 40% of the total.



The Election Commission is calling for an early vote, because if it does not arrive on time due to delay in returning, it will be an invalid vote, so the person in charge called "the biggest issue is when the mail vote is sent. The confirmation work is unprecedented, and we hire temporary staff to deal with it."



In North Carolina, President Trump won in the last election, but this time the opinion poll shows that the support rate of President Trump and the opposition and Democratic party's Biden candidate is conflicting, and a close battle is expected.



Voters who applied for a mail ballot can cast one vote as soon as they receive the ballot, and both sides strongly appeal for support.



Meanwhile, President Trump, who visited the site this week, made a statement to encourage users of the postal voting to try again at the polling place to see if the postal voting was properly counted.



In response, the North Carolina Election Commission warned in a statement, "It is illegal to do two votes," and mail post users urged not to visit the polling place, saying to the president. Rebound is spreading.

North Carolina is a fierce battle state

North Carolina is one of the hottest states in the current polls, where Trump and Democratic party Biden's approval ratings are rivaling and close battle is expected.



Both sides are mobilizing election campaigns in the state, with President Trump visiting the site prior to the postal vote, and son Eric and Vice President Pence this week in North Carolina, directly. I appealed to supporters.



Among them, Eric participated in a large-scale rally in the church and appealed that President Trump worked with the supporting Christian evangelicals to realize the policy.



Meanwhile, the Biden Democratic Party held a rally this week for voters in North Carolina to explain the process of voting by mail online.



In addition, Mrs. Jill, a candidate for Biden, holds an online event for voters in the state, and is conducting an election campaign centered on the Internet as a measure to prevent infection.



The Democratic Party is calling for a positive use of postal voting, and in North Carolina, of the 640,000 people who have ever submitted a postal vote, 52% are Democrats and 16% are Republicans. I will.

Postal union "voting day is expected to be a mess"

Meanwhile, a postal union executive in North Carolina, who is responsible for the collection and delivery of postal ballots, told NHK that the postal service currently lacks the ability to swiftly process a large number of postal ballots. Expected".



Carlos Campbell, a postal union union representative of a local organization in North Carolina, told NHK that the postal administration's governor said he would remove postal machinery as he said it was to cut costs. , Explained that the pick-up and delivery capacity has dropped significantly.



He stressed, "The new coronavirus will cause the largest number of mail votes in the history of the Postal Service. There is no doubt that there will be delays in mailing."



"It's going to be a mess as the Christmas season approaches, which coincides with the time when the amount of mail will increase. The voting day on November 3 is expected to be a mess," he warned.



The postal service is concerned that a large number of postal votes may not reach the deadline and may result in invalid votes. I am repulsing as if I am trying to.