"The main issue for me is the continuation of our democracy" says Ken Thompson, 66 year-old voter AFP met in Erie, Pennsylvania, outside of the polling station. "I don't want an autocrat. I don't want someone who is convicted of a felony to be the number one person in our political environment" he adds. Election Day voting is underway Tuesday after an extraordinary -- and for many unnerving -- US presidential race that will either make Kamala Harris the first woman president in the country's history or hand Donald Trump a comeback that sends shock waves around the world. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES