Over 100 American citizens in Rwanda mailed their ballots—embassy
Thursday, November 05, 2020

More than 100 American nationals living in Rwanda cast their ballots through the embassy, an official confirmed.

According to the embassy spokesperson, citizens dropped off absentee ballots to the U.S. Embassy during this election cycle. 

"The ballots were sent by diplomatic pouch to the United States and then the U.S. Postal Service delivered the ballots to election authorities throughout the country," the official noted in an email.

The US diplomatic mission to Rwanda did not highlight which American States the citizens who cast their ballots represented.

The country went to the polls on November 3.

Joe Biden, a Democratic candidate, is currently leading Donald Trump, a Republican nominee who's seeking four more years in power.

The Associated Press projected that Biden was ahead with 264 electoral votes against Trump's 214.

A different version of provisionals results by CNN also showed Biden leading with 253 against Trump's 213 electoral votes.

It takes 270 electoral votes to win the US presidential election.

Each state carries a specific number of electoral votes depending on the size of their population.

Early projection shows Biden has won key states like California, which has the highest electoral votes (55), and Michigan (16), while Trump, on the other hand, has also won key states like Texas (38) and Florida (29).

Some states are still counting ballots.