Politics● Low5d ago · Oct 30, 2026, 1:44 AM
More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surge
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from BBC World · North America
Hispanic voters have helped drive the early voting numbers, which appear to outpace overall turnout for previous elections in some battleground counties.
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