Explained: How US states vote differently in the presidential elections
The future of the United States will be determined by the presidential election on November 5. It is not at all a contest run nationally. Each of the 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, ma
Not all elections look the same. Here are some of the different ways states run their voting
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. general election on Nov. 5 will decide the country’s direction, but it is far from a nationally administered contest. The 50 states and the District of Columbia run their own elections, and each does things a little differently.
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