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Of ‘I Voted’ stickers, cookies and long queues: America goes to the polls

A resident of Philadelphia shows her voter's sticker in front of the Liberty Bell as Americans head to the polls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on election day. America's future hung in the balance as millions of eager voters cast ballots to elect Democrat Hillary Clinton as their first woman president, or hand power to the billionaire populist Donald Trump. (AFP)

Updated on: Nov 09, 2016 10:48 AM IST

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A resident of Philadelphia shows her voter's sticker in front of the Liberty Bell as Americans head to the polls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on election day. America's future hung in the balance as millions of eager voters cast ballots to elect Democrat Hillary Clinton as their first woman president, or hand power to the billionaire populist Donald Trump. (AFP)

Updated on Nov 09, 2016 10:48 AM

A resident of Philadelphia shows her voter's sticker in front of the Liberty Bell as Americans head to the polls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on election day. America's future hung in the balance as millions of eager voters cast ballots to elect Democrat Hillary Clinton as their first woman president, or hand power to the billionaire populist Donald Trump. (AFP)

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Yoana Baraschi, left, looks over a ballot while waiting for a machine to open up to vote in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York. "We all have a conscience and if we look at what brings light into our life, it'll be easier. We all have it," said Baraschi when asked what she feels could bring the country together after the election. (AP)

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Yoana Baraschi, left, looks over a ballot while waiting for a machine to open up to vote in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York. "We all have a conscience and if we look at what brings light into our life, it'll be easier. We all have it," said Baraschi when asked what she feels could bring the country together after the election. (AP)

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Betsy Argueta holds her daughter Isabella, 2, as she votes in the US presidential election at the National Guard Armory in Smithfield, North Carolina. (REUTERS)

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Betsy Argueta holds her daughter Isabella, 2, as she votes in the US presidential election at the National Guard Armory in Smithfield, North Carolina. (REUTERS)

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Amanda Pacilli, 29, holds the door open for a fellow voter arriving at the town hall. "I'm so relieved that Election Day is finally here," said Pacilli. "I'm just happy to see other people involved in voting." (AP)

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Amanda Pacilli, 29, holds the door open for a fellow voter arriving at the town hall. "I'm so relieved that Election Day is finally here," said Pacilli. "I'm just happy to see other people involved in voting." (AP)

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Peter McGough, left, talks with Adam Scheffer as they vote in a school cafeteria in New York. "We need to come together on all these issues and get to know each other," said McGough. "It's the separation that's killing us." (AP)

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Peter McGough, left, talks with Adam Scheffer as they vote in a school cafeteria in New York. "We need to come together on all these issues and get to know each other," said McGough. "It's the separation that's killing us." (AP)

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Dixville Notche's first voter Clay Smith drops his ballot into the box as moderator Tom Tillotson watches in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton beat Republican Donald Trump 4-2. (AP)

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Dixville Notche's first voter Clay Smith drops his ballot into the box as moderator Tom Tillotson watches in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton beat Republican Donald Trump 4-2. (AP)

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John and Colleen Kramer vote at the Caplinger Mills Trading Post on Tuesday. “If Trump is elected I hope it will come together, if not were gonna have two separate societies in this country,” said John. Colleen, 68, describes herself as an independent. She says she wouldn’t mind voting for a female president — just not the one currently on the ballot. (AP)

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John and Colleen Kramer vote at the Caplinger Mills Trading Post on Tuesday. “If Trump is elected I hope it will come together, if not were gonna have two separate societies in this country,” said John. Colleen, 68, describes herself as an independent. She says she wouldn’t mind voting for a female president — just not the one currently on the ballot. (AP)

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A voter leaves the polling booth during the U.S. presidential election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (REUTERS)

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A voter leaves the polling booth during the U.S. presidential election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (REUTERS)

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Students of North Carolina Central University wait in a long line during a countywide clinch in the Board of Elections' computer system on November 8 in Durham, North Carolina. The young African American vote could be crucial to the battleground state. (AFP)

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Students of North Carolina Central University wait in a long line during a countywide clinch in the Board of Elections' computer system on November 8 in Durham, North Carolina. The young African American vote could be crucial to the battleground state. (AFP)

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, left, smiles as she votes at Douglas G. Grafflin School in Chappaqua, New York, on November 8. At far left is senior aide Huma Abedin. (AP)

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, accompanied by her husband, former President Bill Clinton, left, smiles as she votes at Douglas G. Grafflin School in Chappaqua, New York, on November 8. At far left is senior aide Huma Abedin. (AP)

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Poll workers and voters stand by the voting machines at the Marion 2 precinct at the Marion Opera House during the U.S. presidential election in Marion, South Carolina. (REUTERS)

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Poll workers and voters stand by the voting machines at the Marion 2 precinct at the Marion Opera House during the U.S. presidential election in Marion, South Carolina. (REUTERS)

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A poll volunteer hands out an 'I Voted' sticker at a rural polling place during the U.S. presidential election in Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford (REUTERS)

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A poll volunteer hands out an 'I Voted' sticker at a rural polling place during the U.S. presidential election in Stillwater, Oklahoma, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford (REUTERS)

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Merrick, 4, (front) and Savannah Little, 5, entertain themselves with electronic devices while waiting in line with their parents on election day November 8, 2016 at Grady High School in Atlanta, Georgia. After a contentious campaign season, Americans go to the polls today to choose the next president of the United States. (AFP)

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Merrick, 4, (front) and Savannah Little, 5, entertain themselves with electronic devices while waiting in line with their parents on election day November 8, 2016 at Grady High School in Atlanta, Georgia. After a contentious campaign season, Americans go to the polls today to choose the next president of the United States. (AFP)

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People visit the grave of women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony on US election day at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York on November 8, 2016. (REUTERS)

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People visit the grave of women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony on US election day at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York on November 8, 2016. (REUTERS)

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton cookies are on sale at the Oakmont Bakery on November 8, 2016 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Trump leads the cookie-purchase tally with 63% of the purchases, with a total of 2609 Trump cookies and 1512 Hillary cookies sold as of election day as Americans go to the polls to decide on their next president. (AFP)

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton cookies are on sale at the Oakmont Bakery on November 8, 2016 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. Trump leads the cookie-purchase tally with 63% of the purchases, with a total of 2609 Trump cookies and 1512 Hillary cookies sold as of election day as Americans go to the polls to decide on their next president. (AFP)

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Ballot clerk Patricia Timbury checks a voter's identification during the U.S. presidential election in Woodstock, New Hampshire. (REUTERS)

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Ballot clerk Patricia Timbury checks a voter's identification during the U.S. presidential election in Woodstock, New Hampshire. (REUTERS)

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks at his wife Melania as they cast their votes at PS-59 on November 8. (AP)

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks at his wife Melania as they cast their votes at PS-59 on November 8. (AP)

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Grace Bell Hardison, a 100-year-old woman recently mentioned by President Barack Obama after attempts were made to purge her from the voter registration list and hence deny her right to vote, reacts after a kiss from her nephew Greg Satterthwaite after she voted in the U.S. general election from his car in Belhaven, North Carolina. (REUTERS)

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Grace Bell Hardison, a 100-year-old woman recently mentioned by President Barack Obama after attempts were made to purge her from the voter registration list and hence deny her right to vote, reacts after a kiss from her nephew Greg Satterthwaite after she voted in the U.S. general election from his car in Belhaven, North Carolina. (REUTERS)

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A voter casts his ballot inside the garage of Chobert Decorators during the U.S. presidential election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (REUTERS)

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A voter casts his ballot inside the garage of Chobert Decorators during the U.S. presidential election in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (REUTERS)

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Voters wait in-line for casting their ballots outside a polling place on Election Day November 8, 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia. Americans across the nation are picking their choice for the next president of the United States. (AFP)

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Voters wait in-line for casting their ballots outside a polling place on Election Day November 8, 2016 in Alexandria, Virginia. Americans across the nation are picking their choice for the next president of the United States. (AFP)

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