PHOTOS: Voting in Eastern Iowa

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Nov. 3, 2020 10:39 am, Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 10:06 am

Iowans are at the polls on Tuesday, after a record-breaking absentee vote began to be processed.

Brooklyn Landt (left) and Eric Vos fill in their ballots during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Jennifer Stegemoller of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, votes during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Abbie Ogreen fills in her ballot as her daughter Neelynn, 4, (center) and Kohen Johnson, 3, occupy their time with Ogreen's cellphone during voting at the Dr. Percy and Lileah Harris Building in the 2020 election in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Activity during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Shawniece Quillin of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, feeds her ballot into the voting machine during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Julio Andrade holds his 2.5-year-old daughter Viviana as he votes during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Voters check in to cast their ballots at West High School in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Sung Kim greets his son Charlie Kim, 2, after casting his ballot at West High School in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Charlie accompanied his parents, Sung and Allie Kim of iowa City, after having cast his own ballot in his day care's election between cats and dogs. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Martin Strong (left) and Evan Schuster, both University of Iowa freshmen and track and field team members, take photos of their 'I voted' stickers after casting their ballots at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. It was their first time voting. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Emerson Dignan, a University of Iowa senior and first-time elections volunteer, sanitizes voting booths between voters at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Joseph Verry of iowa City assists Zach Waterbury with changing his voter registration address so he could vote at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Samba Dembele of iowa City inserts his ballot in the machine while voting at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Dembele, a native of Mali, became a US citizen four months ago and was voting for the first time. He was assisted by a bipartisan pair of poll workers. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

A voter wears patriotic Crocs while voting at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Poll worker Rose Schreiber-Stainthorp of iowa City hands a ballot to a voter at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Abby Stegemoller, 19, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, feeds her ballot into the voting machine as she votes for the first time during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A voter is reflected in the polished playing surface during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Abby Stegemoller, 19, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, checks in before she votes for the first time during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The silohouette of a poll worker is seen as he carries a bottle of sanitizer and a rage during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The surfaces of the voting booths were wiped down after each use. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Voters maintain their spacing as they stand in line to get their ballots before voting during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Eric Vos of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, fills in his ballot during voting at the Kirkwood Community College Recreation Center in the 2020 election in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Anais Williams of Cedar Rapids puts on her ‘I voted' sticker at the early voting area in the Lindale Mall food court in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Williams is an employee at the nearby Ulta Beauty store and was voting after ending her shift. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A woman stands in a voting booth to mark her ballot at the early voting area in the Lindale Mall food court in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Michael Holwey of Cedar Rapids sits to mark his ballot at the early voting area in the Lindale Mall food court in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A sign encouraging social distancing is seen on the floor as a man waits in line to confirm his registration status before picking up his ballot at the early voting area in the Lindale Mall food court in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Voters mark their ballots separated by makeshift barriers at the early voting area in the Lindale Mall food court in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

(from left) Republican Emma Nemecek of Mount Vernon takes a stack of opened envelopes from Democrat Lois Hoper of Cedar Rapids as absentee ballots are opened at the Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, October 31, 2020. Each table of workers pairs a Republican with a Democrat as the Linn County Auditor's office got a start on opening absentee ballots. (Cliff Jette/Freelance for The Gazette)

Around 75,000 absentee ballots were expect to be opened at the Jean Oxley Public Service Center in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, October 31, 2020. County auditors were allowed to begin opening absentee ballots on Saturday, though they cannot be tallied until November 2, one day before the election. (Cliff Jette/Freelance for The Gazette)

Megan Bryant, a University of Iowa senior, deposits her ballot in the machine at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Lee Anderson, a University of Iowa sophomore, registers to vote in his first election at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Poll worker Jason Sifford of iowa City organizes documents at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Stickers on the floor encourage social distancing at the polling place at the University of Iowa Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Leah Joselson of iowa City fills out her ballot while voting at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

'I voted' stickers are available for voters at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Leo Smith of iowa City cleans a voting booth after it was used by a voter at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Martin Stronng (left) and Evan Schuster, both University of Iowa freshmen and track and field team members, take photos of their 'I voted' stickers after casting their ballots at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. It was their first time voting. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Charlie Kim, 2, waits while his father Sung Kim votes at West High School in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. Charlie accompanied his parents, Sung and Allie Kim of iowa City, after having cast his own ballot in his day care's election between cats and dogs. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Voters check in to cast their ballots at West High School in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)