The United States is experiencing one of the most tumultuous national election cycles in our country’s history. Already, two weeks before Election Day, millions of people have voted either through early voting or with absentee ballots, also known as mail-in votes. On Saturday, October 24, voters in New York State will begin nine days of early voting. And on Election Day, November 3, registered voters will be able to cast their vote during a full day from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
We pulled some images and film footage related to campaigns and elections from our digitized collections to remind everyone of this country’s long history of the democratic process.