Good morning. It’s Thursday, October 15th. This is your briefing from Lucas Dixon for The News & Observer. Today will be sunny, with a high of 78 and a low of 63. In our top story: A federal judge ordered more changes to absentee voting rules yesterday after thousands of mail-in ballots have been cast and as early, in-person voting gets underway today. The judge ruled that the state board of elections needs to modify new rules that let voters fix ballot problems.