Early vote surges as courts weigh ballot fights

More than 43 million Americans had voted early in person or by mail as of Wednesday, October 28, nearly 10 million more than at the same point in 2022, according to an AP analysis. On Friday, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel voted 2-1 to reject the Justice Department's request that California set aside mail ballots from about 20,000 people the department says are likely noncitizens. The majority wrote that "there is no feasible way to identify and segregate the ballots of specific individuals." Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.