Georgia's top election official warns of fake online video

The video purports to show a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted.

Last Updated: November 1, 2024, 8:03 AM EDT

With five days until Election Day, Kamala Harris attacked Donald Trump for saying Wednesday night in Wisconsin that, against his advisers' advice, he is going to keep saying he will "protect the women" "whether the women like it or not."

Both candidates continued their whirlwind campaigns in the West.

    Oct 31, 11:41 pm

    More than 65 million Americans have voted early

    As of 11:40 p.m. ET on Thursday, more than 65 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

    Of the early ballots cast, 34,277,250 were in person and 30,685,094 were returned by mail.

    An early voting sign is seen outside of a polling station, Oct. 31, 2024, in Stockbridge, Ga.
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    Oct 31, 2024, 8:31 PM EDT

    Voting organization must stop threatening to expose Maryland's non-voters, AG says

    Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown sent a cease-and-desist letter to the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Voter Information/Voter Participation Center, alleging that it has been threatening to publicly expose registered voters who don’t vote in this year's election.

    Brown has requested that the organization refrain from publishing voter information or attempting to embarrass non-voters.

    In the cease-and-desist letter, he wrote, "Voting is among the most important rights that Marylanders have. Any action that intimidates prospective voters, especially on the eve of such a consequential election, will not be tolerated."

    "These unnerving letters are unacceptable, and Maryland voters should know that their decision to vote this Election Day is entirely theirs to make," he continued.

    The organization mass-mailed letters to Maryland residents that stated, "We’re sending this mailing to you and to your neighbors to share who does and does not vote in an effort to promote election participation. While we have hidden the name and street number of your neighbors to protect privacy, these are true voting records."

    "We will be reviewing these records after the election to determine whether or not you joined our neighbors in voting," the organization's letters said.

    Oct 31, 2024, 7:27 PM EDT

    Indiana GOP blocks expanded early vote hours in largest county

    As Indiana surpasses 1 million early voters this election, state Republicans have blocked the expansion of early voting in one of the state's biggest counties.

    The Marion County Election Board blocked a motion Thursday to keep early voting locations open two hours longer on Friday, Saturday and Sunday due to long lines throughout the county.

    Marion County, the state’s most populous county, is home to Indiana’s capital.

    With long lines across the state, Indiana Democrats told ABC News they had hoped voters would have more time to vote this weekend.

    "Republicans in Indiana are becoming experts at disenfranchising voters," Indiana Democratic Party Chair Mike Schmuhl said. “We’ve seen long lines in Indianapolis and across the state because Hoosiers are excited to vote in this election."

    "This is something voters want. They do not want to wait in lines, or can’t afford to, even in the best weather," he added.

    -ABC News' Beatrice Peterson

    Oct 31, 2024, 6:58 PM EDT

    Walz speaks at Puerto Rican restaurant in Pennsylvania

    Gov. Tim Walz made a campaign stop at Vilma's Kitchen, a local Puerto Rican restaurant in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Thursday and brought up the controversial joke about the island from Trump's Madison Square Garden rally.

    Walz said the comedian's insult was "incredibly hurtful" and "dangerous."

    "We saw what happened in New York City and Madison Square Garden, as another attempt to divide us," he said.

    Walz also told the group that the country needs a “specific Puerto Rico strategy.”

    "I say this as a teacher, we've got to educate our fellow Americans about our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico, why it's important [and] why we're investing there, and then understanding how much the Puerto Rican community contributes to all of our states across here," he said.

    Walz also spent time meeting with members of the Bharatiya Temple in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, as they celebrated Diwali.

    Walz thanked the Indian and South Asian community for their contribution to "all aspects of civil, political, educational” life, in addition to their input ”across the arts and entrepreneurship and business."

    "To see the political voice rise itself up, [and] to see us elect folks that look like the community, we get a more perfect union that way," he said.

    -ABC News' Isabella Murray

    Oct 31, 2024, 6:53 PM EDT

    Possible ranked choice recount could delay Maine election results: Source

    Maine is one of two states in the country that uses a ranked choice voting (RCV) method to determine its federal elections and that method could lead to a delay in getting the results from the state, a source with knowledge of proceedings told ABC News.

    If neither Trump nor Harris get 50% in the state's 2nd Congressional District, "it's going to be chaos," as the recount and retabulation process could last well into the next week, the source said.

    In 2018, Rep. Jared Golden wasn't declared the winner in the 2nd Congressional District race until Nov. 15, 11 days after Election Day.

    Ballots from every town in Maine will have to be driven to the state capital, requiring involvement from local law enforcement. Ballots will be fed into a machine in Augusta as an Election Day precaution as security is heightened, according to the source.

    -ABC News' Beatrice Peterson