A voter casts ballot during the early voting process at a polling station ahead of the upcoming 2024 presidential election on October 27, in Los Angeles.
Mandatory Credit:	Qian Weizhong/VCG/AP via CNN Newsource

A voter casts ballot during the early voting process at a polling station ahead of the upcoming 2024 presidential election on October 27, in Los Angeles.
Mandatory Credit: Qian Weizhong/VCG/AP via CNN Newsource

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US election officials say voting should be smooth and urge people not to be misled by conspiracy theories

American voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose the country’s next leaders in a mass democratic experiment in which tens of millions of votes will be cast without incident.