California, voters and Election Day
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Here’s what to know about voting in today’s election. The Justice Department plans to monitor polling sites in five counties in California, a move that will likely heighten tensions on Election Day and in the days afterward during the vote-counting process.
Four races highlight this year's elections: a redistricting referendum in California, governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and the mayoral contest in New York City.
Californians are voting on a ballot initiative, "Proposition 50," to determine if the state will adopt a new congressional map that redraws five districts to be more Democratic-leaning, potentially allowing Democrats to flip them in the midterms.
Voting otherwise appeared to go smoothly Tuesday across the U.S., as voters cast ballots in the first significant election since Trump returned to the White House.
The Justice Department said it would send election monitors to one New Jersey county and five counties in California on Nov. 4 after local Republican groups said they were concerned about inconsistencies around election security.
The Department of Justice sent election monitors to six polling locations in New Jersey and California. California says they will send state monitors to observe the federal ones. MSNBC Reporter Alex Tabet has more details from New Jersey.
Watch live coverage of the NYC, Virginia and New Jersey elections, as well as California's Proposition 50 ballot measure.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) joined Elex Michaelson for an interview a day ahead of the election in California to discuss Donald Trump, democracy and more.