The U.S. Postal Service says it has processed and delivered 122 million mail-in ballots. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
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The Postal Service says it has already handled 100 million election ballots this year. Elaine Thompson/AP hide caption
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Oct. 14. On Thursday, the committee voted to advance her nomination to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AP hide caption
Some 4 in 10 voters are expected to cast their ballots by mail this year, according to one survey. Nati Harnik/AP hide caption
Supporters and opponents of the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett rally Wednesday at the Supreme Court. On Thursday, witnesses will speak at the Senate Judiciary Committee for and against President Trump's nominee to the court. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives Wednesday for the third day of her confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of her confirmation hearing Wednesday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images) Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., talks during Tuesday's confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Klobuchar questioned Barrett on why, in past writing, she didn't consider the abortion rights decision Roe v. Wade a "super-precedent." Patrick Semansky/Pool/AP hide caption
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was asked her views on interpreting the meaning of the Constitution in her second day of confirmation hearings. Susan Walsh/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., gives her opening remarks virtually during Amy Coney Barrett's Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Monday. Greg Nash/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Capitol Hill on Monday. Susan Walsh/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
The desk for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is set up before she appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Kevin Dietsch/AP hide caption
Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (left) of Maine faces a tough challenge from Democratic Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption