Explained: A referendum on Trump, election monitors and a Democratic shift: What to watch on Election Day

President Trump has repeatedly told supporters to pretend he's on the ballot this Election Day, though he is not actually running

gerrymandering

Redrawing of electoral district boundaries to favor one political party

redistricting

The process of redrawing congressional district lines, referenced as a factor limiting Democratic gains

Voting Rights Act

Federal law partly gutted by the Supreme Court, which the article says allowed Southern states to redraw districts that had been majority or near-majority Black

certification

The official confirmation of election results, which Trump's DOJ sought to block in Alaska's Senate race