Voting for fall elections surging

WASHINGTON—This year’s highly divisive election campaigns to run the nation’s government enter the home stretch this fall as Democrats recently staged a national convention in Chicago last week, officially giving resounding support to the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris in her bid to succeed President Joe Biden after national elections this fall. Harris, a native of Oakland, Calif., spent last week campaigning with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a former high school geography teacher, football coach, member of the national guard, and congressman. Thousands of people have voted early, getting a head start on the anticipated crowds, said Davidson County election officials. As August neared its end, voting has already reached 68,000, according to Jeff Roberts, administrator of the Davidson County Elections Commission. “We expect to have around 300,000 votes cast this fall, compared to roughly 200,000 in 2020,” Roberts said. “The commission is setting up for some 174 voting precincts to be staffed on Election Day by thousands of poll workers.” In an appeal to millions, Harris and Walz presentations were backed by myriad pitches from a range of boosters including Nashvillian Oprah Winfrey, freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to entertainers...