Voters line up at a polling station, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
2018年11月6日星期二，選民在紐約布魯克林區的投票站排隊。(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
#美國大選#-如何投票？由於選舉是由各個地方政府而不是單一的國家權威機構負責進行，因此，即使在同一個州，不同地區也有可能採用不同形式的選票和投票技術。今天，很少有美國選民需要在選票上勾劃候選人名字，因為許多地方採用光掃描紙質選票，選民在選票上塗圓圈或連線。還有些地方則採用各種機械化的投票設備。
近年來，一些州採用了方便選民在大選之前拿到選票的程序。這一趨勢始於有關缺席選票的規定，這樣的選票原本是發給預計在選舉日身在外地（或遠離投票站）的選民。一些州和地方政府逐步放寬了這一規定，允許公民作為「永久缺席選民」登記，並定期把選票寄到他們家中。五個州--科羅拉多、夏威夷、俄勒岡，猶他和華盛頓州完全通過郵件進行選 舉。缺席投票選民將選票填寫後寄回。有些州現在允許公民在商場等公共場所使用投票機，在選舉日之前三個星期就可以投票。公民按自己方便的時間前去投票。
你認為有可能用APP來投票嗎？你又如何確保投票系統的安全呢？
#美國大選將於11月3日舉行#
要了解更多美國大選的信息，請訪問美國大使館2020選舉信息頁面：https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/zh/2020-elections-zh/
#US-General Election# - How do people vote? Since local authorities rather than a single national authority conduct elections, different localities—even in the same state—can have different types of ballots and voting technology. Today, very few U.S. voters mark paper ballots by putting an 「X」 next to a candidate’s name. That's because many localities use optical systems that mechanically scan paper ballots on which voters fill in circles or connect lines. Still others employ a wide variety of mechanized voting devices.
In recent years, several states have adopted procedures that make ballots available to voters before the election. This trend started with provisions for absentee ballots, issued to voters who anticipate being away from their home (and their voting place) on Election Day. Some states and local jurisdictions gradually liberalized this provision, allowing citizens to register as 「permanent absentee voters」 and routinely have a ballot mailed to their home. Five states—Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington —conduct their elections entirely by mail. Absentee voters generally return their completed ballots by mail.
Some states now allow citizens to vote up to three weeks before Election Day using voting machines in shopping malls and other public places. Citizens stop by at their convenience to cast their votes.
Do you think there will ever be a voting app? How would you keep the system secure?
#U.S. Elections to be held on Nov. 3#
To learn more about the U.S. election, please visit the 2020 election information page of the U.S. Embassy:
https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/zh/2020-elections-zh/