Washington.- Some United States states began this Friday to receive early voting for the upcoming November 3rd midterm legislative elections, in which President Donald Trump could lose the current Republican majority that supports his agenda in Congress.
The election campaign is focused on issues such as the cost of living, the war in Iran, which has caused an increase in gasoline prices; the anti-immigration policy of the White House and the debate on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Trump, who in 2020 did not acknowledge his defeat in the presidential election and alleged electoral fraud without evidence, has cast doubt on the voting system and attempted, unsuccessfully, to limit mail-in voting.
In this context, early voting began this Friday at polling stations in Virginia, while voters in Idaho, Minnesota, and South Dakota can already cast their ballots by mail at some offices, a system that will be extended to other states over the coming weeks.
In the November 3rd elections, the entire House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, where Republicans hold the majority, will be up for renewal. The results will therefore determine who will control Congress during the final two years of Trump’s term.
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There will also be gubernatorial elections in dozens of states and state legislatures will be renewed, in addition to the election of mayors, prosecutors, judges, and school board members, among other local offices.
The elections are being held following an unprecedented campaign in several states to redraw electoral districts for the benefit of the ruling party in each location, a practice known as ‘gerrymandering’ that was initiated by Republican-controlled Texas and followed by other states, including California, which is governed by Democrats.
Last April, the Supreme Court, with a conservative majority, deemed it unconstitutional to design electoral districts with the goal of favoring the representation of racial minorities, after Louisiana created a new majority-African American district.
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As the elections approach, Trump has attempted to increase federal control over the polls, even though their organization depends on each state, but the Supreme Court rejected a maneuver to restrict mail-in voting last Monday.
The Republican leader insists that there are hundreds of thousands of people registered illegally on state voter rolls, although investigations indicate that voting by non-citizens is a practically non-existent phenomenon.
