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With Election Day a week away, more than 62 million early-voting ballots have already been cast\u2013surpassing the number of early votes in 2016 by 12 million, according to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/2020-election\/early-voting-could-hit-100-million-election-day-n1244764\u0022 style=\u0022color:blue; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#1155cc\u0022\u003ENBC News\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-size:11pt\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022line-height:115%\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022font-family:Arial,sans-serif\u0022\u003EThe turnout in the US is surging despite a wave of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/10\/24\/927300432\/robocalls-rumors-and-emails-last-minute-election-disinformation-floods-voters\u0022 style=\u0022color:blue; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#1155cc\u0022\u003Evoting disinformation\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, reports of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/10\/24\/nyregion\/new-york-early-voting.html\u0022 style=\u0022color:blue; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#1155cc\u0022\u003Elong lines\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E in New York City and \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/wtop.com\/maryland\/2020\/10\/long-lines-of-enthusiastic-voters-kick-off-early-voting-in-maryland\/\u0022 style=\u0022color:blue; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003Eother parts\u003C\/a\u003E of the country, longstanding \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/content\/375959\u0022 style=\u0022color:blue; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#1155cc\u0022\u003Evoter disenfranchisement\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and the challenges of \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/09\/22\/us-officials-pandemic-response-impaired-right-vote\u0022 style=\u0022color:blue; text-decoration:underline\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022color:#1155cc\u0022\u003Evoting during a pandemic\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E. 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