ILLINOIS – Olivia Bleckman, 21, cast her first-ever vote in a presidential election for Kamala Harris. Bleckman, a student at Fordham University who cast her ballot in Los Angeles, said despite feeling mixed emotions of excitement and nervousness regarding the race, she was proud to exercise her right to vote.

“It actually was really easy. I just went to the closest school near my house,” she said. “Yeah, went really well. It was really exciting.”