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trend of early voting and how it's change voting overall when it comes to the days leading up to this election day. you can find online. but they where this. the popularity and prevalence of early voting has rendered election day an outdated concept. for much of the country, the 2024 race countdown will be better described as election month countdown would be better described as election month. according to the center for election innovation and research, from the year 2000, only 24 states offered citizens the ability to vote before election day. in 2024, 47 states do so. this story adding that early in person voting is underway in nearly two dozen states, and more than two dozen others will begin casting ballots over the next two weeks. if you go to nbc, they have hired an outside firm technically how many people have

already participated in early voting. this is what they are showing so far. when it comes to mail-in and early in-person votes cast nationally, 30 million plus, almost 14 million mail-in and early in-person votes cast. 36% of those saying republicans, 17% saying others. they also count the mail-in and early person votes requested, inflating the number to 43 million plus. as far as those who make a plan to do that either early or in person, then they say that is 46% of those were democrats choosing that route, 22% republicans, 25% others. when it comes to the plan to vote, election day, maybe you have already voted because your state already offers early

voting, maybe you are waiting for election day. if you want to tell us about the plan, why you chose that plan, feel free to do so. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. independents, (202) 748-8002. texting is, you can do that at (202) 748-8003. then there is the social media sites there. some of you already posting on our facebook pe, where we posted this question earlier today. this is erin in fairbanks, saying when it comes to the plan he has, it is voting in person on election day. i have that morning off work thanks to a new company policy. he writes. suzanne says it is the first ever early voting in florida. she is planning on participating that way. steve martin from facebook as well, saying mailed in one ballot, that "one" in all caps.

if you have chosen either of those routes and want to let us know about it, do so on the phone lines. you can do so on facebook as well. doug in florida, democrats line, about this plan for voting. caller: hi. i will be voting in-person. always do. it feels patriotic. i'm an old man, and that is a way i like it. there is no way i will vote for traitorous trump, the super coward. if trump wins, you have two choices, either lock and -- host: hold on p let's stick to the question. why not go the early route? caller: because i always vote on election day. that is just the way i am. host: ok. steve in sun city, california, republican line, on this plan to vote. caller: i will vote on election

day as well. i like to do it in person, just like the other callers said. it is kind of personal. this year is very important. what excited me, to be honest with you, because sometimes i vote and i do not always vote, but what i heard from kamala harris of the other day in one of her speeches, when somebody said jesus is lord, and she remarked back, you got the wrong campaign, that one's down the street. that really insulted me as a christian, to be honest with you, and i do not know how any christian can vote for someone who has that sort of perspective. host: when you say you go on election day itself, do you feel that is a more secure process for you rather than going early or mailing it in? can you elaborate on that? caller: i just feel it is more validated, that -- i just feel more reassured in doing it that way, that it will be counted.

that is just the way i feel about it. host: that is steve in california come about the plan to vote on election day itself. him and the previous caller, too. if that is your plan, you can tell us why. if you want to participate, if you plan on participating in early voting, you can do that, too. some of the states the already started their early voting process showing impressive numbers when it comes to turnout. when it comes to wral news out of north carolina, they are reporting -- that is the georgia when you are seeing. georgette passing its first million mark in that first week of early voting. we will talk about that as we talk about georgia as a battleground state as we go throughout the morning. thenwral in north carolina, that one million mark past, too. when it comes to those participating in early voting, saying the state board of elections reported sunday it is the fourth in day person of that early voting, more than a million voters in north carolina

pat -- casting their ballot. we are hearing from you when it comes to this idea of how you plan to vote and if you have already participated in the process. north carolina, which we just highlighted that story, this is roy in greensboro, democrats line. caller: pedro, you do such a good job. i love voting on the day, november 5. it is kind of like a party atmosphere. some of the candidates are there. the partisans are there. also, i get information. because i am not sure about a few of the smaller races, like judge or commissioners. so i kind of make a few late decisions right there. and you were talking about turnout there. that is the most important thing. if there is a big turnout, that

almost always shows the democrats are going to win. that is what happened in 2020. there were two thirds of the possible electorate voted. it was a record, both for percentage and absolute numbers. a lot of elections, there is barely 50% turnout. this could be another record. host: when you see the headline i just showed about one million of your fellow north carolinians already participating in the process, what do you think of the number? caller: i think that is just amazing. it goes to show how motivated people are. i think it is on both sides, but when there is a large turnout, it is almost always advantage democrats. and the people i see in line, and my kids, the people i know -- of course, they will be democrats, but i think it is

amazing. people are making sure their vote gets counted is why we are having this amazing early voter turnout. host: ok. roy in north carolina, one of those enjoying the million plus people already participating. georgia was on that list as well. today, in our battleground series, we will talk about the state of georgia as a battleground state. harry in virginia, republican line. hi. caller: good morning. longtime time listener, first time caller. host: you are on. what is your plan to vote this year? caller: i will vote on election day. i feel like we shouldn't have no early voting. none. no early voting, other than military. why have election day if you got early voting? that is just like changing

christmas. host: do you think early voting gives more people a chance to participate, if they cannot make it out on the day itself? caller: no -- you got election day. vote on election day. other than the military. i think it is ridiculous, early voting. host: why do you think you make a charade out of it if you do it earlier than election day? caller: there could be a whole lot of stuff going on, like -- hey, i tell you. i'm a broadcaster myself. i've broadcast over 40 years. this early voting, come on. i hope they change it. host: that's harry in virginia.

this is carl in west virginia, saying he is planning on voting for four president trump at the earliest time possible, because he is 86 years old, and if he dies before election day, he wants his kids to know he was thinking of their future. a reason there. maybe there are other reasons why you vote on election day itself or go the mail-in route. post on social media if you like or texas if you wish pay let us know what your plan is when it comes to early voting or otherwise. in massachusetts, independent line. carol, hello. caller: thanks for having me on c-span. i will vote on election day. i think the biggest problem with voting early is that people have not heard enough from each candidate and their positions and what they are going to do when they are president and

other things that come up during that period of time. when people vote early, they may have voted for a candidate that then other things, out about the other candidate, whatever, information they did not know about. when people are voting early, they are ignorant about a lot of facts and information that they are missing when their voting early. i think it is a mistake to not have people vote on election day. they started doing that i think during the pandemic. i think it was the wrong way to go. host: have you ever changed your mind on election day itself? caller: no. no, i wait until election day. because a lot of things come out about the candidates. even locally and worldwide, there is information.

if you are voting a month ahead of time that you are missing. they are voting in ignorance. they are voting without all the information you could collect or know, the knowledge you should have about each candidate. thanks, every day. host: ok. carol in massachusetts. nbc did some polling earlier, taking this idea of a voting plan for october of this year. they asked, 52% said they voted early or plan to vote early. 44% saying they plan to vote on election day. go back in time four years to early october of 2020. back then, it was 59% saying they plan to vote early, then only 37% saying planning to vote on election day. of course, covid being a thing

about time and was probably impacting that pair then go back in time even further, 2016 election. 41% saying they planned to vote early or voted early. 32% saying they planned to vote on election day. several people already calling him, saying election day will be the day they cast their votes. you can tell us the best option for you on the phone lines. you can also text us. you can also post on our social media sites, too. this is ndra texting us from rgia, saying i am an independent. i voted by mail three weeks ago. since 2021, i made mail-in voting a wreath -- permanent option. i checked online to verify my ballot was received. that's the process kendra has chosen for herself. another virginia, this is pedro in virginia, democrats line. your next up on this plan for voting. go ahead.

caller: yeah, the republican caller called a few minutes ago and said a heckler in columbus said something about jesus. well, she did not say anything like that. she said you are looking for the smaller crowd down the street, and he left out "smaller crowd" on purpose. he would not vote for kamala if he was jesus himself. host: what is your plan for voting? caller: what is my plan? i am voting for kamala. host: no, as far as whether you will vote on election day or -- caller: i have already voted. host: why did you choose that route? caller: i always do that. i do it early. host: a lot of virginians calling in. republican line, hello. caller: donald trump, because harris, she said she will change

the page, but she can do it now, because she is the vice president. she can close the border now. but she just keeps on talking, doing nothing. host: as far as your exact land on voting, do you plan to do it on election day or will you do it earlier? caller: i've already done it. host: why did you choose that route? caller: because i want to get it in. host: ok. donald there in virginia. it was the vice president herself speaking to constituents in georgia over the weekend. part of that speech she made to her constituents was this idea of participating in early voting and encouraging her supporters to do so. here is part of the vice president's comments. [video clip] >> and the extraordinary, great congressman john lewis reminded us that democracy is not a state, it is an act.

it is an act. so, georgia, now is our time to act. the baton is in our hands. election day is in 17 days, and early voting has already started. [cheers] you guys are setting some records, by the way. and so, now is the time to make your plan to vote. make your plan. go to iwillvote.com and get all the information you need. if you have received your ballot in the mail, please do not wait. fill it out and return it right away. and you know, georgia's own president, jimmy carter, voted early. [cheers] bless him. just days after his 100th birthday.

if jimmy carter voted early, you can, too. [laughter] the election is here. and i need you to continue to do what you do so well. let's continue to energize, let's continue to organize, let's continue to mobilize. and let's remind folks your vote is your voice, and your voice is your power. and so, georgia, i ask you, are you ready to make your voices heard? host: again, the vice president, from over the weekend, planning to be in pennsylvania today. a lot of stops by her or former president donald trump, and you can always follow along on our website at c-span.org. the latest stops on this two weeks plus two election day to see what the candidates are saying.

up until that, we are asking about your voting plan give this time around, how you plan to vote. sandynd indiana shares that. while i traditionally vote on election day, this year, i voted early pete i wanted to make ceain nothing stops me. unfortunately, because i live in a red state, my vote for president is renred moot, but it is my civic duty. ray in colorado saying i will be voting in-pers today after work. there is a sense of nostalgia that comes from being around other people at a polling place. some of you already stressing that sentiment. again, whatever the plan is for voting, whether you have already done it, maybe you plan to mail it in, or maybe you want to wait until election day, tell us about the plan you have and why you chose this on the phone lines. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. independents, (202) 748-8002.

this is lou in new jersey, independent line. caller: good morning, how are you today? host: i'm fine, thank you. go ahead. caller: i plan to vote on election day, as i do every election. it does not matter what type of election it is. i believe everybody should be voting on election day, the reason being, what if something happens to change your mind between now and election day? what if -- whatever it may be -- happens that changes your mind who you vote for? i also believe, like florida, all states should have their voting done by midnight on election day. none of this wait and stop voting. four democratic counties stopped voting 2020. it should not happen.

it should not happen. all votes should be counted on that day. but that is about it. thank you. host: ok. lou there in new jersey. rose in queens, new york, democrats line. caller: yes, good morning. i would be voting in new york city, and i will be voting for kamala. but i have a question to ask you. i saw you just showed that piece of kamala harris over the weekend. whycan't you show that tape with donald trump on, i think it was saturday, when he looked into that cameron told women to go out and vote for him, and told

the fat pig husband to get off the couch and go vote. think about that. and the other joke -- i don't know if it's ajoke when that guy said it. why don't you show those clips? those are important clips -- host: back to your original thoughts on election day itself. why vote on election day and not earlier or by mail or that route? caller: i vote on election day because i vote around 10:00 or 11:00, and the lines are not that long. if i vote before -- i voted before sometime back, but the lines were too long, and i had to go so far to vote. so, on election day, it is closer to my house. that's why i vote. but i will be voting for kamala, and i urge everyone to vote for

her. this man is a mess. host: ok. she segues to comments made by the former presidents over the weekend. rose set it up for us, so here are the comments from former president trump. [video clip] >> we will not be invaded. we will not be occupied. we will not be conquered. and we will be a strong, proud, and free nation once again. we will defend our civilization, reclaim our sovereignty. and i will give you back your freedom, your future, and your life. everyone will prosper. every family will thrive. every day

nothing will slow us. and no one will stop us. we will press forward to our magnificent american destiny. and together, we will fight, fight, fight and vote, vote, vote. and we will win, win, win. we're going to win, win, win.

host: republican line. guest: yes, good morning. i voted by mail. i vote already because i am 84 years old. and i wanted to make sure that trump will get my vote. and i love him because he's going to close our border. you know, i came from italy in 1957. my mother had to wait 10 years, an american citizen, 10 years to come here. my father died, i was 10 months old and my mother couldn't feed us. and she had to wait 10 years to

get here. that's why i vote early. i make sure trump got my vote. host: let me ask you about that. you decided to mail in your vote. how do you -- how do you make sure that your vote was counted? was there a way to follow-up and make sure they receive that information? guest: well, we're going to try and follow it up, yes. host: ok. vincenza there in new york giving us her thoughts. this is anne, also in new york. democrats' line. hello, go ahead. >> hello, good morning. yes, a few years ago here in new york, we were finally able to vote early. and i plan to vote this sunday. unlike some of these red states down south we can vote on sunday. why don't some red states allow people to vote on sunday? i know because they don't want african americans going right to the polls from church like they used to. and also at that rally when

harris was -- she was saying that trump put supreme court justice on to revoke roe vs. wade and those people yelled lie. they didn't yell anything about chris. they yelled lie and she rightly told them to go right down the street. host: elaborate how you came down to the conclusion when it comes to african-american churches. elaborate on that. >> because i was seeing about other states who have early voting. it was really remarkable to me that some of these states -- i want to say maybe georgia -- i don't know. there were definitely southern states. they had no voting on sunday, none at all. and i don't think that's a coincidence. host: ok. that's anne in new york state. when it comes to how people vote and particularly taking a look from the part of the lens, nbc

asking on its poll that was conducted from october 4 through this year about 1,000 registered voters saying that those deciding to voting early or voted early. 40% of those labeled themselves a supporter of the former president. 57% of those saying they're supporting the current vice president when it comes to early voting by mail, 32% of trump supporters saying that. 66% of harris as you were -- supporters saying. it's 47% of those supporting president trump say they're going to do that in person and voting early 51% saying it's former vice president kamala harris saying they're going to vote early in person. and total voting on election day, 58% of the supporters of the former president saying thattheir plan. 37% only of those supporting vice president kamala harris.

amy's up next. your plan for voting. she's in ohio. republican line. hi. guest: hello. host: hi, you're on. guest: hi, i'm voting for trump. and i will be voting in person. host: why in person? guest: i feel like my vote will count and i know it goes through the little machine. and i don't have to worry about in the mail or getting lost in the mail and i don't vote early because it is too far away. host: when you say there in columbus, what do you mean by too far away if you may ask? guest: i think it's like eight or so miles away. it's not like around the corner when you vote on voting day. you know, you don't have to travel.

you can even walk if you want. host: if i may -- i guess i'm interpreting -- i guess you get a better sense of security in person on that day. what -- what support that is versus saying voting in those other ways either early or whatever? >> -- guest: i feel when i can put my own ballot in the machine or ticket right there and watch it go in and i'm not -- i'm definitely not doing it by mail. that's just out of the question. that's too -- that's one of those you don't know if it gets there or not. so that's why i vote in person. host: ok. amy saying that when it comes to election day it's in person on election day. another ohioan in -- hello.

guest: this is the old 89-year-old hillbilly. i wasn't going to vote because i feel that when you vote, your vote don't count anyway. but i am definitely going to go vote in person. and it will not be for psycho don. we cannot take another four years of his spend. we can want hardly pay our debt. plus now he's planning to put another $8 trillion on. thanks, but no thanks. i had enough of him when i lived in west palm. thank you. host: why election day itself? why not out route versus election day? guest: well, i don't even think to even go in person is going to really count. it's just a shame that we let our political system get the way it is. but when you have crooks, politicians, you create a

give-ament. the crooks are the lobbyist who line the politicians pockets. look at elon musk. how many millions? he's going to contribute toshacho. it's just a shame, pedro. i feel so sorry for my great grandkids. host: william there in ohio. talking about that plan of his to vote. "the washington times" takes a look at some of the early voting states already in play or at least participating saying that the early voting has begun in five swing states. that's arizona, georgia, north carolina, pennsylvania and nevada. voters can start casting early ballots on tuesday. michigan on saturday. nationally, democrats have the edge over republicans in early voting of the 12.5 million ballots cast, 56.5 million or 52% are from democratic voters and 4.9% or 39.7% are from

republican voters. as of sunday, according to data analyzed by target smart, again it highlights in this "washington times" piece georgia's participation. we've shown you the headlines. as of saturday, 1.3 million have been cast in georgia. that accounts for almost 20% of that state's voters. state websites particularly if you're a georgian, we are launching a series taking a look at all the battleground states per week. one per day when it comes to the dynamic that makes up each state. why it's in play as a battleground state. georgia will be in focus for today. as we go throughout the week, arizona on tuesday, wisconsin, wednesday, on thursday, that state of nevada as well. friday, we'll take a look at the keystone state of pennsylvania and then north carolina focusing that on saturday. and so if you're interested in seeing how these battleground dynamics play out, we have reporters, political scientists,

people who study political science to give us their perspective. stay with us throughout the week when we look at this series. diane republican line. your plan to vote. she's in kansas. hello. guest: i live in kansas, in the kansas city area on the kansas side we had a terrible thing happen in kansas. our mail delivery is so terrible in the state of kansas that there's been large articles including in the "kansas city star" and online, you'll find it everywhere, you can't rely on the post office. and so because of the delivery problems, so people are being urged to vote in person early, which i'm going to do. but i'll be going out of town on election day. so i have no choice. i have to vote early. but it's quite a situation here. it's widely represented in the

news. i sure would hate to have my ballot lost in the mail. host: how easy is it once you decide to cast early to follow-up and make sure that your vote was counted? how easy is it in the state there? guest: i think there's a tracking system. i'm not sure about that where you can check if your ballot was received or not. but i'm not sure about that. but here like -- like i said live in a pretty heavily populated area in kansas city area on the kansas side. but i have to drive to the next town 20 miles away or 20 minutes away as an early vote i can want etch vote in a small city. it's a small, small town. we've got issue that is are little different than maybe other places. host: thanks for sharing that. that's diane in kansas.

if you want to put your state's dynamics like she did, how it plays on how you'll vote on election day feel free to do that too. this is frank in maryland texting us needing to arrange transportation to the polls i committed myself to voting early on october 25th. more importantly hartford county have these new voting machines that make voting for blind people a beam. i'm voting for civility and democracy. this is carroll in boston. saying i'm vote on election day we're aware of the october surprise element that can turn an election upside down not to mention if a candidate can become ill. look what happen with the presidential candidate where president biden dropped out and all his votes were given to kamala harris.

making sure your vote was counted when it went that route? guest: never had a word about it because they if you make a mistake, you can correct it in time.

host: ok. let's hear from ronald in new jersey, independent. >> i always vote by mail, i get my ballot in early, i drop it in the dropbox and it is very easy. because i am 68 and i have arthritis and i don't like to stand in long lines. it is a very easy process. host: how long have you taken advantage of that process? >> for the last four years and i find it very simple, very easy. i did my research early so i know who i am going to vote for. host: ronald in new jersey sharing with us the way he is going to vote. some of you also texting us

saying this is mark in california saying vote by mail, my family loves the nascar race and are usually at the track on election day. that is his perspective. this is from steve in florida saying he votes by mail, referencing the former president, discussed it with the family saying we should have a federal photo voter id link to social security information just like banking is the way he would want to see things change when it comes to voting, may be a thought as if -- for if there are changes need to the process, you could do that to you as you tell us your plan about voting. woodbridge, virginia, joe on the republican line. good morning.

>> i vote early. i get up early election day morning and vote and get to work. i think it is more by habit than anything else but the thing i wanted to say, i will be voting for donald trump, is i hope my fellow americans will remember the most important thing, which is to vote.

do not vote on personality or race or gender, vote on policy. you are not really voting for the person, you are voting for the policies that party will set in motion and i have concluded that donald trump's policies are better for my children, my family, my country on the world. those things were much better off under the policies, not the personality, of donald trump. host: andy in silver spring maryland, democrat. >> i voted two weeks ago. my son came in the other day and asked why that filthy greasy piece of trash always talks about pianists -- penises --

host: john in texas, independent line, hello. >> good morning. we will be voting today. host: ok, why today and why vote early? i think we have a little issue as far as delays are concerned but we know you are voting today. if you have already participated in voting, or when your state allows it, maybe election day is the day you are going to vote and on that day, you can do that . let us know what you think as far as the plan.

if you pick the phone line that best represents you, please call. if you are holding off, we appreciate that as well and well you are on hold, please turn down or mute your television because if you are listening to the television to hear my voice, it is a delay. so if you are calling, please turn down your tv. you are next on your plan for voting. what is it? >> because of january 6, 2020 i'm depressed that trump has not been hanged for crete -- for treason yet. >> ok,