KCII News spoke with U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley about the upcoming election, and his message to voters, “Vote early. Vote early, and Barbara and I. Barbara is my wife, we both voted at 7:30 in the morning in Allison, Ia, that’s Butler County, and we were the second and third people to vote that day. I have encouraged all five members of my family and any number of grandchildren to vote early too. Because you don’t know what’s going to happen on November 5th, we could have a blizzard, you wouldn’t get a vote. So by voting now, you know your vote is going to count.” Tuesday, November 5 is election day for both federal and local races. Absentee voting is open now through November 4th. The polls will be open from 7 am to 8 pm on November 5th. KCII will bring you live election coverage, including results, beginning when the polls close at 8p.m.