Some of you may have seen a note from us earlier about problems with access for our overseas reporters -- we've got a story up online about it now.

Military public affairs officials blocked Stars and Stripes from interviewing troops about the presidential election Wednesday, citing Defense Department rules regarding political statements.

Sasebo Naval Base spokesman Charles Howard said Stripes reporters would not be allowed on base for any election coverage following instructions from the Pentagon.

Looks like we're approaching more projections and possibly a winner, so I wanted to highlight yesterday's story on what a victory by each candidate could mean:

No matter who wins the presidency this week, there will still be troops in Iraq and Afghanistan next spring.

Some notes about overseas voting from the Military Postal Service Agency:

As of today, the Agency has delivered 415,428 absentee ballots and returned 519,032 to local election officials. Officials said the reason for the difference is that some voters received ballots through other means, such as fax or email.

That number is total ballots, which includes family members and contractors who received their forms at overseas locations. Currently 270,000 military personnel are deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, and another 255,000 stationed at other overseas military bases

We'll have staff and AP updates all day long on our election page today, but here's a quick reminder when the polls close and when to start expecting results announced:

7:00 PM -- Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia

From the AP:

Republican John McCain's presidential campaign sued the Virginia election board Monday, claiming absentee ballots weren't mailed on time to military members serving overseas.

The complaint asks the U.S. District Court in Richmond to order the state to count absentee ballots postmarked by Tuesday and received by Nov. 14. It contends that thousands of troops' ballots — many of which would go to McCain — will not be counted.

The deadline for ballots to be received is 7 p.m. Election Day, which is Tuesday.

Except for a few lucky folks who will be able to use online services or remote access voting booths on Election Day, the opportunity for overseas to cast their ballot in this year's presidential election is already over. Most military ballots needed to be in the mail weeks ago to be counted by election officials back in the states.

But the National Defense Committee is still asking all military voters to contact them if they had trouble with their absentee ballots, or if they anticipate their vote may note be counted.