
The presidential election began in the United States. According to TASS, they opened by voting in the settlement of Dixille-Nopech in the north of the New Hampshire. By tradition, originating in 1960, traditionally elections in the village begin at night.
The village is located in the north of the state near the border with Canada. Only 7 registered voters live in it.
The polling station is organized in one of the buildings of the BALSAMS hotel. Voters in Dixille-Nopech will also choose representatives of the state in both chambers of Congress, as well as the governor of New Hampshire.
On Monday evening, US President Barack Obama and candidate for the post of head of state from the Democrats Hillary Clinton held the last joint rally . Obama criticized the candidate from the Republican Party Donald Trump, saying that he "does not have qualifications" in order to manage the country's economy.
In addition, Obama continued, the billionaire was “not suitable for performing the functions of the commander in chief”, repeating the thesis that “if his advisers do not allow him to make notes on Twitter, then how can he trust the codes from nuclear weapons”? “But you have some outstanding, for whom you can give your vote,” Obama summed up.
Trump performed in Pennsylvania, and then went to New Hampshire.
Meanwhile, according to the Associated Press, at least 43.2 million Americans took advantage of the right of early voting, which is a record indicator.
The largest number of voters voted in Florida: about 6.4 million people. In total, the record turnout on early voting was recorded in 23 states and the Federal District of Colombia. Many voted, including by mail.
The US Department of Internal Security, in turn, made a report that states that part of the American election infrastructure is vulnerable to hackers. According to the department, this can lead to a fraud of results.
"We evaluate some elements of the US election infrastructure as potentially vulnerable to cyber attacks. Threats can vary in different districts depending on the devices used, as well as various procedures used in polling stations," the report said.
The department also warned of the vulnerability of the Voter databases. At the same time, according to experts, possible intervention will not affect the final result.
In the elections, voters will have to choose not only the president and vice president, but also re-elect 435 members of the House of Representatives and 34 out of 100 Congress senators, governors in 12 states and two territories (Puerto Rico and American Samoa) and mayors in 15 large cities.