Your essential guide to the 2024 US presidential election on SBS and SBS On Demand
On Wednesday 6 November (AEDT), US citizens will vote for who they want to be the next President of the United States. It’s a race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, and the world is watching.
SBS and SBS On Demand will be streaming a special SBS World News program hosted by Janice Petersen, which will share of the election from PBS News.
PBS News coverage of election day will be hosted by PBS News anchors Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett. It will bring coverage from every US jurisdiction as polls close and results come in for the presidential, vice presidential, House of Representatives and Senate elections.
How to watch the US Election as it happens
You can watch live and continuous coverage of the 2024 US Election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump on SBS and on Wednesday 6 November at 10am (AEDT).
PBS News US Election special 2024.
Key moments to look out for during this year’s US election
- Election Day – November 6 (AEDT): Americans will vote in person or via post for their preferred candidate. The projected presidential winner will be announced late into the night or the morning after. Every state will need to certify the results of the election within a set time frame between November 7 and December 12 (AEDT).
- – December 18 (AEDT): Candidates need at least 270 Electoral College votes to become president. On this day, electors will meet to cast their official electoral college votes.
- Electoral votes are counted by Congress – January 7 (AEDT): Congress counts and confirms the electoral votes.
- – January 21 (AEDT): The next president of the United States is sworn into power.
How to stay in the know during this year’s US election
You can stream poignant political documentaries in the SBS On Demand collection or keep up with updates in the
Premier documentaries now available for streaming include:
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Former White House staff share their accounts of when former President Trump tried to challenge the results of the 2020 US presidential election.
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As election day draws near, this essential election primer investigates the lives of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they seek the presidency.
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
The VP Choice: Vance vs. Walz
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Unlikely American icon and adult filmmaker Stormy Daniels shares her story in full, recounting the events that led to her becoming ingrained into the country’s political history.
- Taylor Swift: pop star, billionaire and the most powerful person in America with power to sway 2024’s election. Revisit how she tore through the US during a violent presidential campaign.
Will there be online news coverage?
Live coverage of the US election will be available on the and .
There you can read a wide variety of features, explainers and analyses covering everything from whether help or hinder electional results, where and much more.
Or, if podcasts are more your style, you can tune in to SBS News’ US Election Unplugged series .
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