In New Jersey, law enforcement and election officials acted swiftly as voting began to secure polling places following a series of bomb threats.

The White House said its working on an executive order “to strengthen our elections in this country and to ensure there cannot be blatant fraud.”

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More than 6.3 million Californians — 28% of the state’s 23 million registered voters — had cast ballots as of Monday, according to a voting tracker run by Democratic redistricting expert Paul Mitchell. Ballots submitted by Democrats are outpacing Republicans, though GOP voters are expected to be more likely to vote in person on Election Day.

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.

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.