Election day voting begins in US with Trump and Harris neck and neck in polls

Nov 5: Election day voting has begun in the United States, with Donald Trump and Kamala Harris vying to become the next president.

Polls have been opened in more states.

Voters in Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Jersey, New York and Virginia can all cast their ballots since 6 AM.

New York has the most electoral college votes, with 28 up for grabs there. The state with the fewest is Maine, with four.

Harris has advocated for abortion rights and pledged to lower food and housing costs for working families whereas Trump has vowed to seal the border and has proposed tax cuts worth trillions.

Americans aren't just choosing the president - they're also picking members of the US Congress, and some states are voting on abortion rights.

More than 82 million people voted before election day.

Earliest poll opening times 

6 a.m.

- Connecticut

- Indiana (Polls in central time open at 7 a.m. ET)

- Kentucky (polls in Central Time open at 7 a.m. ET)

- Maine (Almost all polls open between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m., but municipalities with less than 500 people can be open as late as 10 a.m.)

- New Hampshire (polls can open between 6 and 11 a.m. – Dixville Notch voted at midnight)

- New Jersey

- New York

- Virginia

6:30 a.m

- Ohio

- North Carolina

- West Virginia

- Vermont (polls can open as early as 5 a.m. and as late as 10 a.m., but this year the earliest poll opening is at 6:30 a.m.)

7 a.m.

- Alabama (some polls observe Eastern Time and will open at 7 a.m. ET, however, most polls operate in Central Time and will open at 8 a.m. ET).

- Delaware

- Washington, DC

- Florida (polls in Central Time open at 8 a.m. ET)

- Georgia

- Illinois

- Kansas (some polls open at 8 a.m. because of time zones)

- Maryland

- Massachusetts (cities or towns can choose to open as early as 5:45 a.m. ET)

- Michigan (some polls open at 8 a.m. ET because of time zones)

- Missouri

- Pennsylvania

- Rhode Island

- South Carolina

- Tennessee (Polling places with a population of more than 120,000 must open by 7 a.m. ET)

8 a.m.

- Arizona

- Iowa

- Louisiana

- Minnesota (Municipalities with fewer than 500 registered voters can open polling places as late as 11 a.m. ET)

- South Dakota (some polls open at 6 a.m. ET depending on time zone)

- North Dakota (polls can open between 8 and 11 a.m. ET)

- Oklahoma

- Texas (polling locations in CT open at 8 a.m. ET and locations in MT open at 9 a.m. ET)

- Wisconsin