Election 2022 live updates: Watchdog groups report routine problems; stocks rally on GOP expectations

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : In Michigan, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said her office is coordinating closely with law enforcement, deploying dozens of monitors to polling paces, and is prepared to eject poll workers who violate rules.
55% : In Arizona, Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates said officials throughout the county are ready to respond and are closely coordinating with law enforcement to ensure balloting goes smoothly.
50% : But they remain on high alert to disinformation operations and efforts to sway voters' opinions by nation-states such as Russia, China and Iran, a senior official with the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told reporters.
38% : Stocks tend to perform better when in a divided Congress gridlock since it can restrict government spending and hold up new legislation that can negatively impact stocks, analysts said.
37% : O'Rourke seeks to galvanize voters around abortion access and gun legislation.

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