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Across America, voters converged on the traditional places of electoral democracy: a public library in Atlanta, a church in Durham, N.C., a VFW post in Butler, Pa. On Detroit’s west side, an elementary school DJ under a tent played Stevie Wonder to herald the big day.
A divided America weighed a stark choice for the nation’s future Tuesday as a presidential campaign marked by upheaval and rancor approached its finale.
In Orange County, people are voting. With about four hours to go until polls close at 8 p.m. in California, voter turnout in Orange County is at more than 57%, according to an unofficial tally from the county registrar of voters.
There’s heightened attention on Election Day issues by state and federal authorities with pockets of problems reported, but for the most part, voting has been steady.
This is Washington Edition, the newsletter about money, power and politics in the nation’s capital. Today, White House and politics reporter Gregory Korte explains the ballot counting process and why voters may not get election results tonight.