A Michigan father broke down in tears when he told a CNN reporter he voted for Kamala Harris for president.

Jason Faasse was interviewed by the network as he left his polling place in Grand Rapids on Tuesday.

“I have three daughters – four children in total – and women’s rights are very important to them,” said Faasse, facilities and events coordinator at Calvin University, emotionally.

“Sorry, I’m getting a little emotional about this. I didn’t think I was going to do that,” he added, crying.

“But just their body, their choice, that type of mentality. I want them to grow up in a world that is welcoming to everyone, so yes, that’s why I voted today.

Jason Faasse was interviewed by CNN as he left his polling place in Grand Rapids on Tuesday. Father cried as he shared he voted for Kamala Harris

Michigan is one of seven key states that experts say will likely decide the 2024 presidential election.

Vice President Harris was in Michigan on Sunday, making four stops across the battleground state, including Michigan State University.

Meanwhile, Trump was in Grand Rapids to wrap up his campaign in the early hours of Tuesday.

The nail-biting race is one of the closest in history and will likely be decided by a few thousand votes in key states.

Election day Tuesday went smoothly across the country, with only scattered reports of delays due to extreme weather, ballot printing errors and technical problems.

Vice President Harris was in Michigan on Sunday, making four stops across the battleground state. She is seen in East Lansing

Meanwhile, Trump was in Grand Rapids to wrap up his campaign in the early hours of Tuesday.

In Pennsylvania, initial reports that Republican observers were not allowed access to some polling places were quickly resolved.

Additionally, a state judge ordered polls to remain open for an additional two hours in Cambria County, which voted 68% for former President Donald Trump in 2020.

The county requested the extension after a software malfunction affected ballot scanning machines, although county officials confirmed that no one was turned away at polling places and said that all ballots votes would be counted.

A technical malfunction in Champaign County, Illinois, and problems with electronic poll books in Louisville, Kentucky, also delayed voting, but those problems were quickly resolved and voting resumed. In Maricopa County, Arizona, a polling place was slightly delayed when a worker forgot to bring his key.

Tuesday’s election day went smoothly across the country. Voters are seen in Detroit, Michigan

As of Tuesday, Associated Press tracking of early voting nationwide showed that more than 82 million ballots had already been cast, just over half of the total votes cast in presidential election four years earlier.

This is due in part to Republican voters, who voted early at a higher rate than in recent past elections, after a campaign by Trump and the Republican National Committee to counter the Democrats’ long-standing voting advantage. anticipated.