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Latino voters are poised to play a pivotal role in today's state and national elections. Today nearly 24 million Hispanics are eligible to vote, an increase of more than 4 million since 2008.

Check the ABC News Live Blog for updates throughout the day and results all night.

Throughout Election Night I will be analyzing state and national exit polls, looking for the issues that mattered the most to Hispanics, how they assess the two candidates and what new voting patterns are emerging in the Hispanic electorate. And I will be sharing what I find in regular posts on the Politics blog.

Tune in to ABCNews.com for livestreaming coverage of Election 2012. The Election Night event begins at 7 p.m.

The first preliminary exit poll results will mark the unofficial start of Election Night 2012. So plan to check the Politics blog early and often for the latest on the Latino vote.