USA decides today: Clinton and Trump have ended their campaigns.
The 2016 US election takes place today, after which the world’s most powerful nation will have a new leader. Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States.
Donald Trump has called election day “Independence Day,” and vows to put “America first.”
Clinton ended her campaign urging voters to choose a “hopeful, big-hearted America”.
How it happens:
Polling booths are open in all 50 states and in Washington DC across six time zones.
Timings vary for each state – voting generally begins at 11am and noon GMT on November 8 (6am and 7am ET) and closes between midnight and 1.00am GMT on November 9 (7pm and 8pm ET). In Iowa and North Dakota polls are open till 9pm ET.
More than 120 million Americans are expected to cast votes.
As soon as polls close, there will be a projection for that state based on opinion polls carried out throughout the day. These should give a good indication of who has won that state, although as we have seen in recent Uganda elections, they are not to be relied upon.
marvin@ugchristiannews.com
