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Okay, let's get into the 10 news. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. Whether it's by mail, by drop off, or in person,

millions of voters are casting their ballots early this year.

We're talking record numbers of people voting ahead of election day to make sure their voices

are counted. To find out more, let's check in with our correspondent Ryan Ners.

Staggering, record shattering, an avalanche of votes, a tsunami of people at the polls.

Experts are running out of words and natural disaster analogies for the massive early voter turnout in the 2020 election.

And there are many good reasons for all these descriptions. Let's run

the numbers. With less than two weeks before election day, more than 42 million Americans had voted

early. That's more than seven times the number of votes cast by the same point in 2016.

Americans all over the country are so psyched

to vote, they're reporting lines at the polls that snake around the block. Some early voters in Georgia

waited in line for 11 hours. That's four hours longer than the average Americans sleeps.

Experts are predicting that 150 million Americans could vote in total, which would be the highest voter turnout in over 100 years.

You might be asking, why?

Well, we don't know for sure, but all signs point to good old-fashioned enthusiasm to make their voices heard. In a divisive political climate, voters seem eager to express their views and make them count, literally.

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