First early votes cast in US presidential election

ARLINGTON, UNITED STATES (AFP)

The first early voters cast their ballots Friday for November's US presidential election, as Democratic candidate Kamala Harris headed for a campaign event focused on the hot-button issue of abortion.

Three US states, Virginia, Minnesota, and South Dakota, were starting early voting, a practice.

Dozens of people waited at an early voting polling station in the centre of Arlington, Virginia, just outside the capital, Washington, AFP journalists saw.

A number had "Harris-Walz" shirts, and some "Trump-Vance" signs were in front of the building.