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According to the National Election Commission(NEC), eight-point-99 million people out of the nearly 44 million eligible voters have voted since the early voting polling stations have opened 6 a.m. Friday.
The percentage at 20-point-45 percent is more than twice as high as that from the last general elections. In 2017, the voter turnout stood at nine-point-14 percent at 2 p.m. on the second day of early voting.
An official at the NEC reportedly said that citizens appear to be casting their ballots early to avoid a crowd on Election Day amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The NEC anticipates an all time high turnout when early voting polls close at 6 p.m.
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