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The polls for the  2018 Midterm Elections  will open  as early as 6 a.m. Tuesday  in some states, so it's officially crunch time for making your final decisions. So whether you have no idea who's running for your district's congressional seats, or you need a quick brush up on the issues heading into the polling booth, there are some quick and easy ways to check what will be on that ballot. If you've been living under a rock and are just realizing that Tuesday is Election Day, you may be in luck —  more than a dozen states allow you  to register the day of. Here are six smartphone apps you can use to get last-minute information before heading to the polls: Vote With Me Vote With Me Vote With Me goes through your contacts to pull their voter registration information and voting histories. The app says the purpose is so you can message your friends (directly through the app) to encourage them to vote, but it has been criticized for its cap...

Adam Savage of “MythBusters” fame has a message for anyone who thinks only presidential elections count: That’s a myth.  “This might be the most important election in United States history,” he said. “I swear, I don’t think I’m being hyperbolic when I say that.”  Savage tweeted a video message urging people to vote in November with a lesson drawn from the recent past:  :  Adam Savage ✔ @donttrythis I've been freelance busting voting myths all week, and here's the last one: Only presidential elections matter. Totes busted. # WhenWeAllVote 12:08 PM - Oct 13, 2018 1,928 721 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Savage spent the past week tweeting videos and reminding Americans that their votes matter. “History is replete with governments elected into office without a plurality of the voters because of people who apathetically or for other reasons did not vote,” he said...

With the final polls finished, the last ads cut and well over 35 million people already have voted, political operatives in both parties expect Democrats to win back control of the House on Tuesday and make significant gains in state capitals even as Republicans keep narrow control of the Senate. But as President Trump’s victory in 2016 showed, upsets do happen. And in this election, several factors exist that could change the expected results — in either direction. Among the big question marks: How badly will Democrats lose among blue-collar white voters, the group that forms the base of Trump’s support? What will turnout look like among Latinos , who are key to Democratic hopes to win Senate seats in Arizona, Nevada and several House seats in California and elsewhere in the Southwest? “The question is have we engaged the Latino community enough to generate turnout?” said Democratic pollster Mark Mellman. “It’s going to vary from place to place.” And in an election where ...

A last-ditch effort to block enforcement of a law aimed at Native Americans has failed in court. But the law has also triggered a backlash—and thousands have new credentials. North Dakota’s Native American communities suffered a setback on Thursday, as a court ruled that the state’s voter suppression law can remain in effect for this year’s election. But outrage over the law has led to a huge backlash and grassroots efforts to help people vote despite the law. In 2012, now-Sen. Heidi Heitkamp won a surprise, razor-thin victory to become North Dakota’s only statewide elected Democrat. She won by fewer than 3,000 votes. There are roughly 30,000 Native Americans in North Dakota, roughly 5 percent of the state population, and they overwhelmingly supported Heitkamp. In response, the state’s Republican-dominated legislature passed a new law in that seems specifically intended to make it harder for Native Americans to vote. In addition to a strict ID requirement, the law requires all ...