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The department says the cases involve voting by noncitizens, false claims of citizenship to register or vote, and a fraudulent registration. The two main statutes carry maximums of one year and five years.
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 Westchester County Board of Elections says a problem with the paper ballots is stopping scanners from accepting them at polling places across the county. Ballots are going into sealed emergency bags to be counted later.
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.
In a one-line order Monday afternoon, the Supreme Court denied the Justice Department's request to make California hold back mail ballots sent to people on a federal list of suspected noncitizens. No dissents were noted.
Most polls open between 6 and 8 a.m. and close between 6 and 9 p.m. local time. Check your state's hours, why a ballot mailed today may arrive too late, and what to do if your name is missing.