Defendants accused of serial killings, fraud, and a fatal hit-and-run are set to make their way back to the San Joaquin County Superior Court.

The San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters office is the only location on the Department of Justice's list to be monitored in California.

One week before election day, 29 counties opened polls for early in-person voting, but not all counties have this option.

The Justice Department will monitor some Virginia polls on Election Day for compliance with federal voting rights laws. The big picture: The DOJ regularly does this, but unprecedented steps are being taken to protect election workers and ballots as concerns mount about potential voter intimidation and fraud at the polls.