Maryland, Nov. 3 -- As polling stations across Maryland prepare to open at 7 am (local time) on Tuesday for the 2026 US midterm elections, with campaign signs set up outside voting centres, resident Stephanie Gawlinski urged Americans to exercise their right to vote, saying the elections offered an opportunity to "save democracy" and change the country's political direction.

Speaking to ANI on November 3 (local time), Gawlinski, a teacher, said the midterm elections were extremely important for the future of the United States and called on every American to participate in the democratic process.

"Hi, I'm Stephanie Glinski. This midterm means everything. We get to cast our vote and really save democracy and change the trajectory of where...