Some unions have started balloting their Welsh members about industrial action.
Every dirty trick is then mobilised, from starting ballots early to prevent opposition material reaching voters, to using housing officers - council employees - to canvass support on behalf of private companies.
A plan to start the balloting in February has fallen apart, with Florida and other states rushing to move up the dates of their primary contests.
Major League Baseball, the Mets and the New York mayor's office held a joint news conference Wednesday morning to mark the start of balloting for the All-Star Game, which will take place July 16 at Citi Field.
The Americans have responded by asking the Afghans to start printing ballot-papers in advance.
Now same-sex marriage advocates may start a ballot measure of their own, to effectively nullify the court's latest decision.
Early voting effectively shortens it even more in many places; voters in many states will start casting ballots in early October, making the final weeks of the campaign moot for them.
Organizers were meant to start counting ballots at 7pm, according to the rules.
The question is: How solid is Trump's support, and will it be sustained once voters actually start casting ballots.
