Celebrities Are Coming Together To Make Sure Every Vote In The Election Is Counted — Here's Who's Involved And What They Said
"Waiting is hard. But democracy is worth waiting for."
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After months and months of buildup, US voters finally went to the polls in the presidential election on Tuesday. But, as predicted, the race is still too tight to call days later.
With a record number of early and mail-in ballots still to be counted in crucial swing states, the tension has been rising, with Trump saying he wanted the vote count stopped after falsely claiming victory on election night.
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Supporters of Trump have also been vocal about vote-counting too, calling for it to cease in some states but to continue elsewhere.
Trump supporters: "Stop the vote!" Also Trump supporters: "Count that vote!" #election2020
However, across social media, people are urging states to carry on counting every vote while reminding others to remain calm and patient for the result. Here are the celebrities who are also spreading this message.
Kim Kardashian West posted the "count every vote" slogan to her Instagram story, alongside the tagline: "Waiting is hard. But democracy is worth waiting for."
As did Demi Lovato, who wrote: "Our democracy and freedom are worth waiting for. We must #CountEveryVote!!!"
Rihanna posted a message across her Instagram grid that read: "Count every vote we'll wait."
Gigi Hadid shared multiple posts about being patient for the result on her Instagram story, as well as thanking poll workers.
While Kylie Jenner also shared posts on her story from the same account.
Kerry Washington celebrated historic voter turnout before also encouraging people to remain patient and let officials "do their thing".
"I would like to take a moment to celebrate YOU! For coming out in HISTORIC numbers," Kerry wrote. "There were more voters than ever before. Black voters, Latinx voters, Asian voters, women voters, young voters. Our democracy works when we do the work and we did that this Election SZN."
"It's not over. Every vote needs to be counted because we have a democracy for the people, BY the people," she went on. "I know it's hard to wait but democracy is worth waiting for!! Now is the time to be patient and calm while local election officials do their thing. But we still deserve to feel joy and excitement in this moment because we turned out this election!"
Ellen DeGeneres posted about "election protection" and making sure every ballot is counted.
"Leaders are chosen by the people," she said. "That means for a true democracy to work, every vote must count. Keep calm and count on."
And Eva Longoria shared a similar picture with an identical caption.
Viola Davis encouraged people to have patience in her vote-counting message.
She wrote: "Have patience. We need to #CountEveryVote — because #EveryVoteCounts."
Katy Perry posted a picture that said "every American counts" and another that said "102 million votes were cast before November 3rd. We must count all the votes."
Orlando Bloom also posted something similar.
Bryan Cranston said the wait was a "good sign" and indicated that "the democratic process is working as it should".
"Over 91.6 million nationwide requested a mail-in ballot to vote," he wrote. "More mail-in ballots means more time spent counting — because these ballots take longer to process, and some states didn't begin processing them until yesterday."
He added: "We must count every vote. Be patient, and be kind."
