View Presidential Election early voting results by state map, see the battleground states, and key races to watch from NBC News.

While there are still five weeks until Election Day, voting is already underway across the country and a CNN review suggests pre-election voting this year will drop from the pandemic-era highs of 2020.

View Senate early voting results by state map, see the battleground states, and key races to watch from NBC News.

Certifying presidential elections is a regulated process that historically played out without much drama or fanfare until the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. But fights over election certification are becoming more frequent and widespread as Republicans in battleground states that could be decided by only thousands of votes try to challenge the process.

When Tim Walz asked Vance directly if Donald Trump lost the 2020 election, Vance said he is "focused on the future."

A Georgia judge on Tuesday is set to consider a challenge to new rules implemented by the state's Republican-controlled election board, as Democrats seek to undo last-minute changes they have said are designed to undermine trust in the results of the Nov.

A Georgia judge signaled Tuesday that he sees a need to bring clarity to the meaning of a “vague” new election certification rule approved by Donald Trump allies that critics say will inject chaos into the battleground state after Election Day.

Vice presidential candidates Tim Walz and JD Vance will meet Tuesday in New York City for the first and only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election. The debate comes in the middle of a tight race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Supporters of the rules say they are necessary to ensure the accuracy of the vote totals before county election officials sign off on them. But critics say they worry that supporters of Trump could use the rules to delay or deny certification.