The third hour features comprehensive Election Eve coverage centered on voting logistics, legal scrutiny of battleground races, and constitutional policy battles. Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins joins the show to report projected 55% voter turnout statewide, the administration of photo ID checks, and warnings regarding Amendment 6's restrictions on legislative oversight. Legal scholar Hans von Spakovsky analyzes the timeline of The New York Times investigation into independent candidate Dan J. Sullivan ("Decoy Dan") in Alaska's U.S. Senate contest, drawing comparisons to historical recount litigation while reviewing DOJ efforts to verify voter rolls against the SAVE database. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway outlines voter mobilization on Amendment 3, explains the independent outside review of the St. Louis Police Board's contract with Chief Robert Tracy, and details Missouri's multi-state lawsuit regarding non-citizen counting in the census. The hour closes with "Kim on a Whim," analyzing a high-profile New York divorce dispute over frozen IVF embryos.
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