China News Service, September 5, reported that although the 2020 presidential election day in the United States is set on November 3, because many states choose to mail ballots, voting activities have been launched in September.

Under the new crown epidemic, the number of American voters who voted by mail may reach a record high in this general election.

Even if U.S. President Trump continues to emphasize that the increase in mail voting will "lead to the falsification and manipulation of election results," election experts said that there is no evidence to support this.

Voting by mail has a history of more than 100 years in the United States

　　Mail voting has a history of more than 100 years in the United States, but this method of voting has attracted special attention in this general election. Because of the impact of the new crown epidemic, many states have expanded the scale of mail voting.

State officials believe that compared to voting at a polling station, voting by mail can reduce contact between people and reduce the risk of virus transmission.

Data map: On the evening of February 3, 2020, local time, the first round of the U.S. presidential election in 2020-the Iowa State Caucus Conference primary vote was held in 1678 electoral districts in the state.

　　In this general election, all 50 states in the United States offer mail-in voting options, but they vary in scale.

　　Overall, this election will have at least 83% or more than 190 million registered voters who can vote by mail, which is the largest number in American history.

　　Experts estimate that if the voter turnout rate rises as expected, the election office may receive about 80 million mailed ballots this fall, which is more than twice the number of mailed ballots in 2016.

In the 2016 election, there were about 33 million mailed ballots, accounting for a quarter of all ballots.

Voters may choose according to the current situation

　　However, the increase in mailed ballots has also caused concerns about delays in ballot delivery.

This prompted many swing states to decide to send ballots to voters early. For example, North Carolina took the lead in sending ballots on September 4.

The five key states of Georgia, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Florida will also send ballots in September.

　　According to the report, Democrats are more concerned about delays in balloting than Republicans, because polls show that Democratic supporters are more inclined to post votes than Republican supporters.

Data map: US President Trump.

　　This may trigger a phenomenon that many voters may have "sent in their choices" before the US Election Day on November 3.

This also means that voters are making choices based on the current situation, not at the end of October or early November.

　　However, the authorities did not stipulate that voters must deliver the ballot immediately after receiving it.

Fehli, a long-term Republican strategist, pointed out in an interview with USA Today that those voters who have made their choices will be delivered early, but the results of the election mainly depend on the voters who are still hesitating and what he thinks is a larger part. People who have not yet decided whether to vote.

Election results may not be released on the night of polling day

　　The increase in mailed ballots and the fact that many voters may wait until the last minute to deliver the ballots may result in the election results not being released on the night of polling day as in the past, because it takes several days to deliver, review and count mailed ballots.

　　Although it is unlikely that the mailed voting results will eventually be rejected because of Trump’s opposition, in the eyes of Trump supporters, the credibility of the election results has been weakened, and Biden may also face doubts if he enters the White House The voice of its legitimacy.

Data map: On February 2, 2020 local time, US Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Biden campaigned in Des Moines, the capital of Iowa.

Trump calls on voters to "two vote" controversial

　　Trump recently called on voters in key swing states to vote in person before voting by mail.

Trump's call for "two votes" was seen as encouraging voters to "fraud" and sparked controversy.

　　The Election Commission of North Carolina in the United States issued a statement stating that it is illegal to vote twice in the election.

The chairman of the state’s election commission, Bell, added: “People who ask the people to do this also violate the laws of North Carolina.”

　　"Twice voting" is a new round of criticism by Trump on the credibility of mail voting in this election.

White House spokesman McNerney said on the 3rd that Trump's remarks were taken out of context, and that he only wanted voters to verify that the first vote had been registered.

She said: "The President did not instruct anyone to do anything illegal."