Despite fears of clashes at polling places, chaos sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and confusion due to disinformation and swiftly-changing voting rules, millions across the U.S. cast ballots in a historically contentious election with few problems.About 103 million votes were cast before Election Day, an early voting push prompted by the pandemic. That took some of the pressure off polling places on Tuesday, which generally saw short or no lines as coronavirus cases were on the rise. Daily confirmed cases were up 43% over the past two weeks in the U.S., according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.Every Election Day comes with problems as millions of people try to cast ballots simultaneously in 50 states. 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But it went pretty good overall.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Amber McReynolds, a former Denver clerk whose group Vote from Home has helped local election offices step up their mail voting options during the pandemic, said the ability for more than half of all voters to cast ballots before Tuesday was clearly a significant factor in the quieter day.She noted that the fairly smooth election operations came even as Congress wouldn't give local officials an estimated $3.6 billion they needed to help transform their systems during the pandemic. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Given the difficulty elected officials faced with Congress not giving them enough money, with all the disinformation and political fights 바카라 게임 웹사이트� yes, I think today was an astounding success on all front,바카라 게임 웹사이트� McReynolds said.___ Cassidy reported from Atlanta and Riccardi from Denver. Associated Press reporters across the country contributed.