Countdown: 12 days until early voting starts in Utah, 26 days until the 2012 election, 110 days to the start of the 2013 legislative session.

Joe Biden and Paul Ryan meet tonight in their vice presidential debate [Politico].

The moderator of tonight’s debate, Martha Raddatz, has a number of connections to Salt Lake City [ABC 4].

Sen. Orrin Hatch warns about “taxmageddon” if Congress does nothing to address the looming fiscal cliff [Deseret News].

Attorney General Mark Shurtleff says the legal battle over Utah’s immigration law is coming to an end [Deseret News, KSL].

Mia Love rakes in the cash from Congressional Republicans [Utah Policy].

Less than 1,000 illegal immigrants in Utah have applied for deferred action to avoid deportation, a number officials say is “startlingly low” [Tribune, Deseret News].

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Peter Cooke says public service ads featuring Gary Herbert are a violation of equal time rules for campaign ads [Tribune, Deseret News, Fox 13].

Sen. Gene Davis wants to require neighbors to be notified when someone is spraying harmful pesticides on their property [Tribune].

Republican Chris Stewart and Democrat Jay Seegmiller differ on a number of issues in a 2nd Congressional District debate [Tribune].

Rob Bishop and Donna McAleer face off in a 1st Congressional District debate in Clearfield [KSL].