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Al Jazeera
Sarah Shamim

How will US Election Day unfold?

A US soldier is seen exiting a polling station on October 31. [Jason Allen/AP]

Millions of Americans will head to polling booths on Tuesday to cast their ballots in the 2024 presidential election, in which Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and her Republican rival, Donald Trump, are locked in a tight race.

There are 230 million eligible voters, but only about 160 million of them are registered. Nearly half of the 50 states in the United States, however, allow on-the-day registration while citizens can vote without registering in North Dakota.

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