Americans are voting every day, either early at a polling place or by mail. When CNN reports the number of early ballots returned or requested, the data is coming from a company called Catalist.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, ten U.S. states have laws that explicitly allow for absentee ballots to be counted if the person who cast them dies before the election. Connecticut law permits it only if the deceased was a member of the armed services.

As the 2024 election approaches, here's what to know about ballot tracking, vote-by-mail deadlines, and finding your polling site.

Former President Trump has taken a narrow lead over Vice President Harris in pollster Nate Silver’s prediction model just weeks out from Election Day. While the race remains essentially a toss-up, Trump now leads Harris by just more than half a percentage point,

Less than three weeks from Election Day, Harris is closing out her campaign painting a dark vision of the country if Trump is sent back to the White House.

Our reporters and editors break down each state proposition in short videos that aim to cut to the chase and make your voting decisions easier.

In our 2024 election voter guide, find information about the state’s congressional races, explore what your vote on all five ballot questions would mean, and see how to vote early.

Vance’s refusal to say whether Trump lost was widely considered his weakest debate moment with Walz, the governor of Minnesota, who called the response “a damning non-answer .” The campaign for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris quickly turned the exchange into a television ad.

State and national Republicans on Thursday appealed a Georgia judge’s ruling striking down a slate of controversial new election rules passed by Donald Trump allies, including two related to the state’s election certification process that Democrats say would inject “chaos” into the critical battleground state after Election Day.