Elezioni Usa 2020, è l'Election Day: seggi aperti

I primi cittadini a votare alle urne per l'elezione del nuovo presidente americano sono quelli degli Stati sulla costa Est come New York, Virginia e Pennsylvania. Il repubblicano Donald Trump corre per ottenere il secondo mandato ma si scontra con il democratico Joe Biden

Voters wait in line at a polling station on US Election Day in Winchester, Virginia early November 3, 2020. - Polling stations opened in New York, New Jersey and Virginia early November 3, marking the start of US Election Day as President Donald Trump seeks to beat forecasts and defeat challenger Joe Biden. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Biden urged Americans to end to restore "our democracy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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La lunga giornata elettorale negli Stati Uniti per l'elezione del presidente Usa è iniziata con l'apertura dei seggi a New York e in altri quattro Stati della costa orientale, tra i quali la Virginia (Nella foto: un seggio aperto a Winchester, Virginia)

Elezioni Usa 2020, lo speciale

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Gli americani sono chiamati a scegliere chi guiderà la Casa Bianca per i prossimi quattro anni tra Donald Trump, attuale presidente e candidato repubblicano, e Joe Biden, ex vice presidente di Barack Obama e candidato democratico. Si vota anche per il Congresso rinnovando la Camera dei Rappresentanti, attualmente a maggioranza democratica, e un terzo del Senato oggi in mano ai repubblicani. In alcuni Stati tra cui la California e il Mississippi si vota anche per una serie di referendum (Nella foto: un seggio aperto a Winchester, Virginia)

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NEW YORK CITY, USA - NOVEMBER 3, 2020: People maintain social distancing at a polling station in Manhattan on Election Day. The USA elect a president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Maria Khrenova/TASS/Sipa USA

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I primi seggi ad aver aperto sono quelli della costa orientale, da New York alla Pennsylvania, dalla Virginia alla Florida, passando per il District of Columbia dove si trova la capitale federale Washington. Tocca poi via via agli altri Stati fino alla California e a tutta la costa occidentale. Gli ultimi seggi ad aprire sono quelli alle Hawaii e in Alaska (Nella foto IPA: un seggio a New York)

Elezioni Usa 2020, 10 cose da sapere

Voters wait in line to collect their ballots at a polling station on US Election Day in Winchester, Virginia early November 3, 2020. - Polling stations opened in New York, New Jersey and Virginia early November 3, marking the start of US Election Day as President Donald Trump seeks to beat forecasts and defeat challenger Joe Biden. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Biden urged Americans to end to restore "our democracy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Negli Usa si vota per le presidenziali ogni 4 anni e l'uscente Donald Trump è in corsa per ottenere il suo secondo mandato

Donald Trump: il tycoon presidente

A voters casts his ballot at a polling station on US Election Day in Winchester, Virginia early November 3, 2020. - Polling stations opened in New York, New Jersey and Virginia early November 3, marking the start of US Election Day as President Donald Trump seeks to beat forecasts and defeat challenger Joe Biden. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Biden urged Americans to end to restore "our democracy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Quest'anno molti cittadini americani hanno optato per il voto anticipato (early voting) oppure per quello via posta per contenere i rischi legati alla pandemia di Covid-19 (Nella foto: un seggio a Winchester, Virginia)

Joe Biden, la fotostoria del candidato democratico

A voter casts his ballot at a polling station on US Election Day in Winchester, Virginia early November 3, 2020. - Polling stations opened in New York, New Jersey and Virginia early November 3, marking the start of US Election Day as President Donald Trump seeks to beat forecasts and defeat challenger Joe Biden. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Trump and his uniquely brash, bruising presidency that Biden urged Americans to end to restore "our democracy." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Già quasi 100 milioni di americani hanno votato prima dell'Election Day. In tempi di pandemia hanno optato per il voto anticipato 99.657.079 elettori, di cui oltre 35 milioni si sono recati alle urne in persona e oltre 63 milioni hanno votato per posta. I dati sono quelli dello Us Electoral Project dell'Università della Florida e indicano come ci siano ancora oltre 28 milioni di schede inviate per il voto postale ma non ancora tornate indietro (Nella foto: un seggio a Winchester, Virginia)

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I primi seggi aperti, nella East Coast, chiuderanno alle 19, ossia all'una di notte in Italia (Nella foto: un seggio a Winchester, in Virginia)

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - NOVEMBER 3, 2020: A voter wears a face mask and a face shield outside a polling station on Election Day during the 2020 general elections. The USA elect a president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Yegor Aleyev/TASS/Sipa USA

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Si vota con le mascherine e alcuni cittadini indossano anche visiere per evitare possibili contagi da Coronavirus (Nella foto IPA: un cittadino in un seggio a Washington)

NEW YORK CITY, USA - NOVEMBER 3, 2020: A polling station in Manhattan on Election Day. The USA elect a president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Maria Khrenova/TASS/Sipa USA

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La sfida tra Donald Trump e Joe Biden si gioca principalmente in 14 Stati chiave che complessivamente assegnano 197 grandi elettori (Nella foto IPA: un seggio a New York)

NEW YORK CITY, USA - NOVEMBER 3, 2020: People maintain social distancing at a polling station in Manhattan on Election Day as they wait in line to vote in the 2020 general elections. The USA elect a president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Maria Khrenova/TASS/Sipa USA

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Nel sistema elettorale Usa, per conquistare la Casa Bianca, non basta vincere il voto popolare ma, Stato per Stato, bisogna assicurarsi almeno 270 grandi elettori sui 538 che formeranno il collegio elettorale incaricato di eleggere formalmente il presidente (Nella foto IPA: un seggio a New York)

NEW YORK CITY, USA - NOVEMBER 3, 2020: People vote in the 2020 general elections at a polling station in Manhattan on Election Day. The USA elect a president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Maria Khrenova/TASS/Sipa USA

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Tra i 14 Stati in bilico di queste presidenziali 2020 quelli che assegnano il bottino maggiore in termini di grandi elettori sono il Texas (38), la Florida (29), la Pennsylvania (20), l'Ohio (18), il Michigan (16), la Georgia (16), la North Carolina (15), l'Arizona (11), il Wisconsin (10), il Minnesota (10) (Nella foto IPA: un seggio a New York)

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - NOVEMBER 3, 2020: A voter wears a face mask outside a polling station on Election Day as she waits in line to vote in the 2020 general elections.The USA elect a president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Yegor Aleyev/TASS/Sipa USA

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Secondo la media dei principali sondaggi calcolata dal sito RealClearPolitics, il candidato democratico Biden avrebbe già in cassaforte 216 grandi elettori, quelli degli Stati in cui la vittoria è sicura o quasi sicura, da New York alla California, dall'Illinois alla Virginia (Nella foto IPA: un seggio a Washington)

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - NOVEMBER 3, 2020: A voter wears a face mask outside a polling station on Election Day during the 2020 general elections. The USA elect a president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Yegor Aleyev/TASS/Sipa USA

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Donald Trump, invece, per ora potrebbe contare su 125 grandi elettori, in gran parte negli Stati del sud, dal Kansas al Mississippi, dalla Louisiana all'Arkansas (Nella foto IPA: un cittadino americano a un seggio a Washington)

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - NOVEMBER 3, 2020: People maintain social distancing outside a polling station on Election Day as they wait in line to vote in the 2020 general elections.The USA elect a president and vice president, 35 Senators, all 435 members of the House of Representatives, 13 governors of 11 states and two US territories, as well as state and local government officials. Incumbent Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden are running for president. Yegor Aleyev/TASS/Sipa USA

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All'esterno dei seggi si sono formate code con i votanti che indossano le mascherine e mantengono il distanziamento sociale. Sul marciapiede e all'interno dei locali adibiti al voto sono stati predisposti adesivi e segnaletica che indica la corsia e le regole da seguire per evitare contagi da Covid-19 (Nella foto IPA: un seggio a Washington)