A Plaintive Cry For Election Reforms Before It's Too Late  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  Sign up for the email version.  —  It Doesn't Have To Be This Way  —  As voting wraps up across the country today, let me take a quick step …

More Than 80 Million Americans Cast Early Ballots  —  Despite sporadic mishaps, the early voting season went relatively smoothly, both in person and by mail.  —  More than 80 million voters cast an early ballot either by mail or in person in a weekslong early voting season that was defined by a relatively seamless process.

MAGA outrage over wives voting for Kamala Harris is funny — but it's also dangerous  —  When it comes to political bait, it was the tastiest sort: a cheeky ad run by Vote Common Good, and voiced by Julia Roberts, reminding women that they don't have to tell their husbands if they vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.

Bernard Marcus, cofounder of The Home Depot and billionaire Republican megadonor, has died  —  New York CNN —  Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the billionaire Home Depot cofounder and a Republican megadonor, who in recent years became an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, has died, the company announced Tuesday.

Musk tells Rogan X won't be allowed to ‘exist’ if Harris wins  —  Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of X and prominent supporter of former President Trump, claimed Monday that his social media platform will not be allowed to “exist” if Vice President Harris wins the election.

A random number generator determined the “favorite” in our forecast  —  So fine: let's go to the tiebreaker round.  —  ∙ Paid  —  When I say the odds in this year's presidential race are about as close as you can possibly get to 50/50, I'm not exaggerating.

Nicolle Wallace on Vance calling Harris ‘trash:’ ‘You just effed up’  —  MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace said Monday that Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, “effed up” by calling Vice President Harris “trash.”  —  “In my humble view, lights out,” Wallace said on “Deadline: White House.”

Voters could flip these state legislatures, changing the path for some big issues  —  Tucked at the bottom of the ballot, races for the state legislature can have an enormous effect on issues from abortion to guns to voting access.  —  Control of legislatures is up for grabs in several states this year.

Judges deny requests to block DOJ from monitoring polls  —  Federal judges denied two states' requests to bar the Justice Department (DOJ) from dispatching lawyers to monitor adherence to federal voting rights laws on Election Day.  —  Both Missouri and Texas asked federal courts to keep DOJ lawyers away from their polls.

Literal Neo-Nazi Leader Endorses Trump  —  NSC-131 founder Chris Hood says Trump vote will help “preserve and improve” plight of race separatists … In a long statement on Telegram, Hood described Trump as providing a small step forward to his goal of “ultimate victory,” …

Georgia secretary of state blames polling place bomb threat on Russians  —  (This story was updated with additional information.)  —  Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday a bomb threat was made against a polling place, but he said it was of Russian origin and not credible.

Republican mega-donors asked their employees who they will vote for in survey  —  Staunchly pro-Trump Uihleins gave anonymous survey to workers at Uline, headquartered in swing state of Wisconsin  —  The Republican mega-donors Dick and Liz Uihlein, who are the third largest donors …

Native American voters saved Tester before.  They may fall short this time.  —  Absentee ballot returns are lowest in Montana's three majority-Native American counties, where organizers battle misinformation and long distances in turning voters out to the polls.

He's an Arab mayor in Michigan.  Here's why he's unapologetically pro-Trump.  —  Dearborn Heights Mayor Bill Bazzi believes Trump is “a man of peace.” … DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan — Bill Bazzi, the mayor of Dearborn Heights, was all smiles when we met in his office yesterday, on Election Day eve.

Rudy Giuliani ordered to appear in court after missing deadline to turn over assets  —  A judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear in a New York courtroom on Thursday to explain why he missed a deadline to surrender his belongings as part of a $148 million defamation judgment.

Americans Who Want Out  —  Every four years, some liberal Americans threaten to leave the country if a Republican wins the presidency.  Canada has become almost a joke—or maybe a fantasy—in certain left-leaning circles, not just a country but an escape hatch, a next life waiting if the election goes the “wrong” way.

White supremacist planned to blow up Nashville power station with explosives-laden drone, Justice Department says  —  A Tennessee man with ties to white nationalist groups has been arrested after federal prosecutors say he tried to use what he thought was a drone packed with explosives …

What ProPublica Reporters Will Be Watching on Election Day  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Reporters at ProPublica live and work in 26 states across the country, from California to Minnesota, Texas to New York.