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You can vote early, or on time. By post, by proxy, in person. An electronic ballot, a butterfly punch, an X to mark the spot. If that sounds complicated – wait till you hear how it really works.

President Obama is touring the disaster zone – Mitt Romney is back to campaigning. Less than a week before the election, will the super storm, and the response, affect the vote?

It is not just the economy. From the role of government to abortion, we bring you the key issues that divide Barack Obama from Mitt Romney – as America prepares to go to the polls.

President Obama this week admitted that if he gets a second term, it will be thanks to the support of Latino voters. But how influential are they – and will they turn out at the polls?

Warnings of catastrophic flooding and disruption hamper the US presidential campaign as Hurricane Sandy sweeps down America’s east coast.

President Barack Obama used the third and final presidential debate in Florida to attack the foreign policy ideas of his Republican opponent Mitt Romney. Matt Frei reports.

Foreign policy was never going to be a hot election issue. But as Obama and Romney squared up in their final debate, the candidates were, quite literally, all over the map.

The polls could hardly be tighter, and Monday’s final presidential debate could hardly be more crucial. Can Romney keep up his surge of momentum – or will Obama show what he is made of?

Never mind the political pundits – what did voters make of the presidential debate? Channel 4 News has been to the key swing state of Virginia, to watch the night unfold.

This time, no-one could accuse Obama of pulling his punches: at times, his clash with Mitt Romney was almost a physical fight. But did he do enough to regain his lost momentum in the polls?

The polls are narrowing as Barack Obama prepares to face Mitt Romney in their second debate. And if the president fails to deliver a knockout win, his political life is at risk.

He certainly controlled the night: Vice President Joe Biden came out fighting in his debate with Republican Paul Ryan, a man 27 years his junior. But did Biden’s constant smirks turn voters off?

How does the rhetoric of the first presidential debate square with the ads that the Obama and Romney campaigns have been running? Brand consultant James von Leyden takes a look.

His supporters are furious: his rivals are gleeful. As President Obama struggles to recover from his lacklustre debate performance, has Mitt Romney changed the state of the race for good?

Wednesday evening’s US presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney was a major event in the Twittersphere. Channel 4 News trawls through some of the best tweets.