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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that Washington will terminate a 10-year security assistance agreement with Israel, which provided for $3.8 billion in annual aid to its ally through 2028.
Trump stated that Israel was "in agreement" with his decision to end the aid, which began in 2019 and was signed during the administration of his predecessor, Barack Obama, three years prior.
Although polling place opening times may vary, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are scheduled to begin in-person voting at 9 a.m.
With 45 minutes to go before polls opened, the Florida Secretary of State's office reported that 18 polling places had been relocated in Brevard, Highlands, Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie Counties. In many cases, precincts are being merged with other polling places that can remain open.
"For the safety of our election staff and Brevard voters, it is necessary to relocate a couple of polling places due to these unprecedented circumstances," explained Tim Bobanic, the county's election supervisor, in a statement.
The changes, which were announced with less than 24 hours' notice, are permitted under state law "in cases of emergency and when time does not permit compliance" with the usual advance notice requirements. Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency on Monday in seven counties due to "a significant threat to the safety and well-being of Floridians in certain areas of Florida."
Meanwhile, the rains are causing problems in one of the least expected places: the Utah desert. A severe flood emergency has been declared in San Juan County, and authorities have authorized voters who cannot reach their polling place to cast their ballots electronically.
"The vast geographic area of San Juan County, which includes rural communities, requires traveling long distances between residential areas and polling places and drop boxes; furthermore, damage caused by flooding and emergency situations has made access to polling places and/or drop boxes extremely difficult or impossible," said Lieutenant Governor Deidre Henderson in the emergency declaration.
According to authorities, voters whose email addresses are on file with the state will receive instructions directly. Those who have not provided an email address have been instructed to call a state hotline to request them.
Starting at 7 a.m. (Eastern Time), voters can already cast their ballots in person at some polling places in Alabama, Florida, Kansas and Michigan.
In Rhode Island, all polling places open at 7 a.m., except for the one in New Shoreham, which opens two hours later. In Tennessee, polling places in towns with more than 120,000 residents must open at 8 a.m. local time or earlier, and it is likely that many of them will open shortly thereafter.
In-person voting also begins around 7 a.m. Eastern Time in Delaware; Washington, D.C.; Georgia; Illinois; Maryland; Missouri; Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
