Arizona U.S. Senator Mark Kelly admitted he is "[a]bsolutely frustrated" by the odds former President Donald Trump will regain the White House on Election Day during an appearance on "Outspoken with Bruce and Gaydos" on KTAR News 92.3. Kelly told the Phoenix radio station he is currently, “Absolutely frustrated that this guy’s back and has a chance," to be elected to a second term on November 5.

Nathan Wade, the former special counsel appointed to prosecute former President Donald Trump in Georgia, told the U.S. House Judiciary committee he's had "minimal contact" with the office District Attorney Fani Willis, but police cameras recorded the attorney joining the district attorney during a traffic stop where her daughter was arrested. In his opening remarks during his October 15 deposition, Wade told the committee he has, "had minimum contact with the Office of the District Attorney of Fulton County," since he resigned after Judge Scott McAfee issued a "distasteful dicta" that required he or Willis to resign from the case against Trump and those who helped him contest the 2020 election results in Georgia.

Hennepin County, Minnesota, fired an election worker who left several boxes of mail-in ballots unattended after a local GOP group exposed the alleged negligence, according to a statement from county officials released Friday. Minnesota Senate District 50 Republicans — the Republican Party’s official political unit for portions of Minnesota cities Edina and Bloomington — snapped a photo outside of Edina City Hall Friday showing a courier vehicle’s “rear door ajar with ballot transfer cases inside.” A review of parking lot surveillance footage found the ballots were not tampered with, and a comparison of the votes with the statewide voter registration system for absentee ballots found a perfect match.

Six of the nearly 140 people referred to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost by Secretary of State Frank LaRose for illegal voting have been indicted. Yost announced Tuesday seven cases were presented to grand juries last week, resulting in six indictments for illegal voting. A grand jury refused to indict the seventh.

Wisconsin has seen 305,000 absentee ballots returned heading into the final two weeks before the election. In-person absentee voting begins Tuesday and runs through Nov. 3 at sites throughout the state. Voters can register in person at their local municipality and need to show valid identification to receive an absentee ballot.