The latest reporting, guides and features on midterm elections.
Mail ballot deadlines, when clerks may start opening envelopes and the order precincts report decide how fast numbers appear. North Carolina publishes a timeline, Michigan opens envelopes days early, and Alaska takes mail ballots for another 10 days.
The Civil Rights Division is monitoring 126 counties and cities, from Anchorage to Miami-Dade. Here is the full list and how to report a voting rights problem.
Thirty-four states ask voters for ID at the polls, 13 jurisdictions generally don't, and Oregon and Washington vote by mail. Here is what each state accepts and what to do if you forget your ID.
The first polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern in parts of Indiana and Kentucky, the West Coast closes at 11 p.m. Eastern, and Hawaii and most of Alaska close at midnight Eastern.