Good morning. It’s Election Day, and I’m reading about bars and restaurants offering freebies for voters. Onto the five USC, Los Angeles, and California stories you need to know for today.

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Some quick pages to bookmark for today’s election: The Associated Press’s presidential live electoral map, California results, the LA County district attorney’s race tracker — and maybe this. You can also still consult a last-minute voter guide and even file for same-day registration in California.

Tomoki Chien / Morning, Trojan

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Abortion rights are top of mind for USC students who hail from swing states, many of whom are voting for Kamala Harris. Except some apparently couldn’t figure out how to vote. “If I really cared about who won, then I would have tried my absolute hardest, but it was a lot of work for me to try,” said a junior business major from Georgia.

Staff / Annenberg Media

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Cops say they’ve spent months prepping for election-related unrest this week. Recall that several hundred Trumpies gathered for an unruly demonstration in downtown LA on the same day as the Jan. 6 insurrection, and thousands of emotional protestors marched when Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in 2016.

Nathaniel Percy / Los Angeles Daily News

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LA City Council candidate Ysabel Jurado stood by her controversial “fuck the police” comment in an exclusive interview with Annenberg Media. She also apparently fancies herself as some sort of youth whisperer. “I got the rizz to win baby,” said Jurado, who is running to represent the council district that borders USC’s.

Benjamin Gamson / Annenberg Media

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In non-election-related news: A pair of last-minute free throws lifted USC women’s basketball over Mississippi in the squad’s season opener. Star sophomore JuJu Watkins and newcomer Kiki Iriafen posted strong performances in the 68-66 win, boding well for the loaded roster’s championship ambitions.

Jerome Pugmire / Associated Press

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