Voting rights advocates want Alabamians to be prepared for Election Day, but they said not everyone may understand what to expect at the polls or even if they have the right to vote. Advocacy groups and election officials have been working to get that information to the public.

Virginians set a record for early voting this weekend as Election Day inches closer. According to the Virginia Public Access Project, 137,551 people cast early ballots in person on Saturday, Nov. 2, breaking the previous record of 126,