Trump to Vote Early in Florida This Weekend, White House Says

By Mary Anne R. First Posted: Oct 22, 2020 10:38 PM EDT

President Donald Trump is set to vote early this weekend in Florida, according to the White House on Thursday.

Trump plans to vote early in person when he is in Palm Beach on Saturday, White House Deputy Press Secretary Judd Deere said in a statement, as reported by The Hill.

Last year, Trump reclassified his address from New York to his Mar-a-Lago estate in the state of Florida. In Florida, early voting starts on Monday.

Florida is one of the states seen to shape the result of this year's presidential election.More than 350,000 ballots were cast on the first day, breaking the previous record for the initial day of early voting.

Meanwhile, Vice President Mike Pence is seen to vote early in his home state Indiana after the first trip he intended to do was postponed.

Trump and his campaign team have been urging voters to vote early in states like Florida, which might close the gap the Democrats have gained in the early voting. However, this has been difficult with Trump's repeated criticism on the reliability of mail-in ballots.

Mail-In Ballot Concerns

According to an Independent report, a JL Partners-Independent survey reveals that sixty percent of voters described themselves as "very or quite" concerned that the election will not be fair.

Around 68 percent revealed that they doubt the result will be clear on Nov. 4. In addition, 65 percent of correspondents said that they were worried that mail-in ballots will not be counted or will be counted incorrectly.

Also, 81 percent of Trump supporters have concerns compare to 59 percent of Biden supporters.

Trump earlier said in a Monday afternoon rally in Prescott, Arizona that he is worried about mail-in ballots. He then urged his supporters to be poll watchers, saying that they also have to watch the poll's movement.

"As far as the ballots is concerned, it's a disaster. A solicited ballot," Trump said in an Independent report. He then further accused that there will be a fraud with these mail-in ballots.

Biden and other Democrats have criticized Trump's accusation, saying that it shows Trump believes that he will lose and is desperate to hold onto his power.

Biden said he would accept the election's outcome once the winner is declared, and once all the ballots are counted, that will be the end of it.

James Johnson, a former 10 Downing Street pollster and JL Partners founders, said there is a major issue hanging over the election, which is the levels of concern on the election process.

He added that large majorities across party lines worry whether the election will be fair or if mail-in ballots will be accurately counted. Johnson also mentioned that there is also a concern about the extent of voter fraud.

"If the result looks close or in dispute on the night, a perfect storm is brewing," he said in a report.

As the country struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, mail-in voting has slowly gained popularity in the U.S. after being introduced this election season.