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# Discussion Thread: General Election 2020 - Polls Open | Part 1

#### Introduction

Welcome to the /r/Politics General Election 2020 thread, your hub to discuss all things related to this year's election! We will be running discussion threads throughout the day as voters head to the polls to cast their ballot.

As voting wraps up across the country, discussions will transition to state-specific threads organized by poll closing time. A detailed schedule is below.

We are also running a [live thread](https://www.reddit.com/live/15wqfyqc0nrr8) with continuous updates for the entirety of our election day coverage.

#### Poll Closing Times

[See the Ballotpedia Poll Closing Time Resource](https://ballotpedia.org/State_Poll_Opening_and_Closing_Times_(2020))

#### Forecasts

* [FiveThirtyEight](https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/)
* [The Economist](https://projects.economist.com/us-2020-forecast/president)
* [Center for Politics](https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2020-president/)
* [Politico](https://www.politico.com/2020-election/race-forecasts-and-predictions/president/)

#### Poll Discussion Threads

As the polls begin to close starting at 06:00 PM EST, state-specific discussions organized by closing time willl open. The schedule is as follows:

1. 06:00 PM EST: IN, KY
2. 07:00 PM EST: FL, GA, IN, KY, SC, VA, VT
3. 07:30 PM EST: NC, OH, WV
4. 08:00 PM EST: AL, CT, DE, FL, IL, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MS, MO, NH, NJ, ND, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, DC
5. 08:30 PM EST: AR
6. 09:00 PM EST: AZ, CO, KS, LA, MI, MN, NE, NM, NY, ND, SD, TX, WI, WY
7. 10:00 PM EST: ID, IA, MT, NV, OR, UT
8. 11:00 PM EST: CA, ID, OR, WA
9. 12:00 AM EST: AK, HI

Each thread will be posted and stickied at the indicated time.

#### Previous Discussions

*Please try to keep discussion on topic. Just a reminder, all comment and civility rules apply. Any rule breaking comments will be removed and may result in a ban.*