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Hi, I'm Dan Pramak, host of Axios Recap,

and welcome to Axios Election 2020 Special Coverage.

And I'm Niala Boodoo, host of Axios today.

Our two shows are teaming up for the next 24 hours

to bring you answers to the most urgent questions

on this very unusual election day. This is the first of many updates to come.

And right now what we want to understand is how's voting going?

I'll be back with you in a few hours so for now Dan, take it away.

Thank you Nyla.

We are recording this at 2.30 p.m. Eastern time.

And with me is Kristen Clark,

president and executive director of the National Lawyers

Committee for Civil Rights under law.

So Kristen, obviously every election,

there's some small problems here and there,

whether it's a federal election or a small local election.

Overall, though, how is Election Day going so far this afternoon?

Well I think the verdict is still out.

The phones have been ringing here.

We are running our nationwide election protection program.

We've got 42,000 legal volunteers. our nationwide election protection program.

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