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In a year that has often felt more like a lifetime, the election of a lifetime is finally upon us.
After an unprecedented wave of early voting across the country, people will now head to the polls on Election Day to complete the voting process.
In Florida and Georgia, polls open at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m.
RELATED: Georgia 2020 Voter Guide | Everything you need to know about the election, your county races
As polls opened at 7 a.m., First Coast News crews in Duval and St. Johns counties saw lines beginning to form, but no major issues were reported.
If you've still held onto your absentee ballot to this point, you will have to physically place it in a dropbox. If you're physically in line to vote before 7 p.m., though, you'll be able to vote no matter what.
With mail-in ballots more prevalent than ever before, many states may experience slower counts. Experts have cautioned that it may not be, or even likely will not be, tonight that we conclusively learn who has won.
From reports in the field to analysis as news breaks to results as they come in later tonight, we're On Your Side for every angle of your Election Day coverage.
LIVE UPDATES
3:15 a.m.: Joe Biden wins the popular vote in Maine, per AP. He also won one electoral vote earlier that is tied to a congressional district. One district electoral vote remains outstanding.
2:53 p.m.: Joe Biden wins Arizona, per AP.
2:33 a.m.: President Donald Trump spoke from The White House early Wednesday morning, declaring that he believes vote counting must end and also prematurely declaring victory.
The Associated Press is not calling the presidential race yet because neither candidate has secured the 270 electoral college votes needed to claim victory.
Republican Donald Trump said, “Frankly, we did win this election” over Democrat Joe Biden and said he would take the election to the Supreme Court. His assertion of victory does not match the results and information currently available to the AP.
At this stage in the race, according to AP counts, Trump has 213 electoral votes while Biden has 225. Trump would need 270 electoral votes to win. Several key states are too early to call, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and Michigan.
1:45 a.m.: Lucy McBath wins the 6th congressional district in Georgia. McBath is the mother of Jordan Davis, a 17-year-old high school student who was shot and killed at a Gate gas station in Jacksonville by 45-year-old Michael David Dunn following an argument over loud music.
1:10 a.m.: President Trump wins Texas.
12:48 p.m.: Joe Biden spoke to supporters at an outdoor car rally in Wilmington, Del., early Wednesday morning. He projected confidence that he can still win the election and insisted every vote would be counted.
"I'm here to tell you tonight we believe we're on track to win this election," Biden said.
Moments later, Trump tweeted, claiming Democrats were trying to steal the election. Twitter flagged the tweet, indicated it might be misleading about the election.
12:39 a.m.: President Trump wins Florida. With 99% of the precincts in statewide, Trump has 51% of the vote while Biden has 48%, a lead of over 350,000 votes.
Trump won Florida in 2016 as well, when he edged Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Analysts say the key to the Republican incumbent's victory was his improved performance in Florida's largest county, Miami-Dade. The numbers in the Miami area overcame the fact that Biden won Duval County, the first time a Democrat has won Jacksonville since Jimmy Carter in 1976.
12:20 a.m.: Biden wins Minnesota, President Trump wins Ohio, Montana and Iowa.
12:08 a.m.: Per AP, Biden wins Hawaii.
11:30 p.m.: Georgia amendments 1 and 2 both pass. Amendment 1 means the state's constitution would be changed to limit funds that are dedicated to statute-specific projects. In addition, the agency responsible for those funds would have to provide an annual report on the funds involved.
Amendment 2 would waive the state's "sovereign immunity," and allow Georgia residents to seek relief through superior courts from state or local laws found to violate the United States Constitution, the Georgia state Constitution or Georgia state law, effective January 1, 2021.
Georgia Referendum A also passed. This referendum will provide an exemption from property taxes for property owned by a public charity that is already exempt from federal taxes under Section 501(c)(3) -- such as Habitat for Humanity -- if the property in question is owned specifically for the purpose of building or rehabilitating single-family homes.
11:10 p.m.: President Trump wins Utah, per AP. Amendment 2 passes in Florida. The amendment raises the minimum wage to $10 per hour effective Sept. 30, 2021. Each Sept. 30 thereafter, the minimum wage shall increase by $1 per hour until the minimum wage reaches $15 per hour on Sept. 30, 2026. From that point forward, future minimum wage increases shall revert to being adjusted annually for inflation starting Sept. 30, 2027.
11:05 p.m.: Per AP, Joe Biden wins California, Oregon and Washington; Donald Trump wins Idaho.
10:50 p.m.: Duval County Supervisor of Elections shows all precincts reporting, showing Duval voters vote for Joe Biden.
10:35 p.m.: President Trump wins Missouri.
10:03 p.m.: Republican Lindsey Graham has won reelection to his U.S. Senate seat in South Carolina by defeating Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison.
10 p.m.: President Trump wins Kansas.
9:40 p.m.: Amendment 4 in Florida does not pass. The amendment would have required all proposed amendments or revisions to the state constitution to be approved by the voters in two elections, instead of one, in order to take effect. The proposal applied the current thresholds for passage to each of the two elections.
9:38 p.m.: Biden wins Colorado
9:30 p.m.: Joe Biden wins Washington D.C.
9 p.m.: President Trump wins North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Louisiana and Nebraska. Biden wins New York and New Mexico.
8:53 p.m.: President Trump wins Indiana.
8:52 p.m.: Election results in Osceola County are being delayed due to an internet outage, according to a report by WFTV 9 in Orlando. The results will have to be delivered with data brought to the office and uploaded.
8:35 p.m.: President Trump wins Arkansas.
8:25 p.m.: Democrat Al Lawson is re-elected to U.S. House District 5 and Republican Michael Waltz is re-elected to U.S. House District 6.
8:15 p.m. President Trump wins Baker County, Florida.
8 p.m.: President Donald Trump wins South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Oklahoma, AP reports. Biden wins Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Rhode Island.
7:55 p.m. Joe Biden leads Duval County vote tally. With 189 of 199 precincts reporting, former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump. Biden has just over 51% of the votes counted in Duval County so far with Trump at 47%.
7:47 p.m.: John Rutherford wins Fourth Congressional District in Florida. Also happening at the same time, both Clay and Duval counties pass their half-cent sales tax.
7:45 p.m.: Virginia called for Biden.
7:35 p.m.: President Trump wins Clay County, Florida.
7:30 p.m.: West Virginia is called for President Trump.
7 p.m.: The Associated Press calls Kentucky for President Donald Trump and Vermont for Joe Biden.
6:50 p.m.: Minutes before the polls close, voter turnout in Duval County has reached 74.44%, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections website. In St. Johns County, voter turnout reached 84.56%, according to its Supervisor of Elections website.
5:50 p.m.: Duval County voter turnout has reached 73.6% for the 2020 General Elections with 488,857 ballots cast, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections website. In St. Johns County, voter turnout has reached 83.78% with 175,994 ballots casts, according to its Supervisor of Elections website.
4:10 p.m.: Duval County voter turnout has reached 71.49% for the 2020 General Elections with 474,866 ballots cast, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections website. In St. Johns County, voter turnout has reached 82.3% with 172,874 ballots casts, according to its Supervisor of Elections website.
3:15 p.m.: Our partners at the Florida Times-Union report 1.26 million mail-in ballots remain unreturned as of early Tuesday afternoon. The Times-Union says not all counties track vote-by-mail ballots alike. Depending on the county, its supervisor of elections might input data into their VBN ballot tracker differently than another county's supervisor of elections.
Duval County residents can check the status of their mail ballot here.
12:29 p.m.: St. Johns County voter turnout has now reached 79% with almost 15,000 voters so far on Election Day, according to the supervisor of elections website.
12:16 p.m.: First Coast News' Leah Shields says she is not seeing long lines at any of the Duval County precincts she has visited today. Vote in her poll on Twitter! twitter.com/LeahShieldsNews
12:07 p.m.: Lines in St. Johns County are starting to get longer than they were earlier in the morning, but voters still are not accumulating very long lines.
12:00 p.m.: Seven hours to go! So far, First Coast News has not heard of any major issues at local precincts.
11:24 a.m.: The number of voters in St. Johns County has now reached 13,000 on Election Day.
10 a.m.: Poll workers at San Marco Library precinct tell First Coast News turnout has been steady but not too busy. They have seen about 90 voters over the course of three hours, with no lines forming.
9:46 a.m.: Voter intimidation is a real concern. If you experience harassment or you're not being granted access to your polling site, call the Department of Justice's hotline to report your concerns at 1-800-253-3931.
9:44 a.m.: Need a ride to your polling place? Volunteers and groups working with the Jacksonville NAACP will drive you in their church vans for free! The rides are limited to three passengers at a time, and they have snacks. Call 904-859-5911 or 904-859-7833 to schedule your ride.
9:43 a.m.: Almost 8,400 votes have been tallied so far in St. Johns County, according to the supervisor of elections website, bringing the voter turnout to 75.5% so far.
9:11 a.m.: The St. Johns County supervisor of elections says she expects 32,000 people to vote on Election Day. To avoid lines at the polls, she says you should go during the mid-morning or mid-afternoon hours.
8:42 a.m.: There is no line forming at the Elks Lodge precinct in St. Johns County, but there is a steady flow of voters.
8:29 a.m.: In the first 90 minutes of Election Day, more than 15,000 Duval County voters cast their ballot, bringing voter turnout to almost 63%.
7:47 a.m.: A voter told First Coast News she walked in, voted and was done at Mandarin Branch Library precinct.
7:41 a.m.: San Sebastian Catholic Church still has a line around the parking lot. The St. Johns County supervisor of elections says they've already counted all the early mail-in ballots that have been received, which should speed up the process of tabulating the winners.
7:00 a.m.: Polls officially opened in Florida and Georgia. Voters were already in line at Duval County and St. Johns County precincts when First Coast News crews stopped by.
6:44 a.m.: A line has formed at San Sebastian Catholic Church, which has 7,500 registered voters. The St. Johns County supervisor of elections says to expect a busy day.
6:39 a.m.: It's a beautiful day to go vote. First Coast News Meteorologist Mike Prangley says the high will be 70 degrees, with a slight breeze. A picture-perfect forecast and a great day to get out the vote!
6:37 a.m.: Know before you go to the polls! One items on the ballot for Duval County voters is a half-cent sales tax increase to help with Duval County Public Schools improvements.
RELATED: 'Many schools are falling apart': Mayor Curry shows support for half-cent sales tax increase
6:23 a.m.: Precinct workers arrived with "Vote Here" signs at the South Mandarin Branch Library precinct. Three people were in line for the polls.
6:16 a.m.: The first voters began to line up outside the South Mandarin Branch Library precinct.
5:11 a.m.: Duval County has already seen just more than 60% voter turnout before the polls open on Election Day. Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan tells First Coast News he hopes for another 25% to turn out to the polls on Election Day.
Also, check out our Florida voter guide and our Georgia voter resource guide for any additional information you may need as you head to the polls.