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Security experts stress that the nation's voting infrastructure is highly secure, and that isolated voting issues do not indicate widespread election fraud.
On Election Day, voters around the country will eagerly wait to hear if former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris comes out on top in the race for the White House.
ABC News will have full coverage of the presidential election results and many other key down-ballot races on Election Day and the days afterward as votes continue to get counted.
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Nov 04, 2024, 4:54 PM EST
Judge denies Philly DA's request to block Musk's giveaway
Following a six-hour hearing on Monday, a Philadelphia judge is allowing Elon Musk's America PAC to continue its million-dollar giveaway to registered swing state voters.
SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk awarded Kristine Fishell with a $1 million check during the town hall at the Roxain Theater on October 20, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Common Pleas Court Judge Angelo Foglietta denied Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's request for an injunction to stop the giveaway, which has handed out $17 million to voters across the swing states. According to defense attorneys, America PAC plans to announce their 18th and final prize winner tomorrow in Michigan.
Nov 04, 2024, 4:43 PM EST
Georgia Supreme Court reverses deadline extension for voters who received ballots late
In a win for the Republican National Committee, the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ruled that thousands of voters whose mail-in ballots were delayed will not have extra time to send them back.
The ruling from the court reversed a lower judge's ruling that had granted 3,000 voters an extension of the mail-in-ballot deadline, after Cobb County election officials admitted they missed the deadline to ship them out.
The deadline for mail-in ballots to be received in Georgia is Election Day -- but the lower judge had given those voters an extension for them to be postmarked by election day and received by Nov. 8, the same deadline for overseas ballots.
The RNC had appealed the ruling, saying it was a violation of the election code and that voters still had other ways they could vote, including in person.
The Georgia Supreme Court ordered the Cobb board to "keep separate" the absentee ballots of those voters that are received after the deadline on Election Day but before Nov. 8 "in a secure, safe, and sealed container separate from other voted ballots."
Cobb County had previously been ordered to ship out all of the delayed ballots by Nov. 1 with express shipping and overnight return envelopes.
The court also ordered the board to notify the voters by email, text or public announcement of the change.
-ABC News' Olivia Rubin
Nov 04, 2024, 4:36 PM EST
Trump: 'If we win Pennsylvania, we win the whole ball of wax'
Republican presidential nominee former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Santander Arena in Reading, Pa., Nov. 4, 2024.
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At a rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, on Monday, Trump called on residents to turn out and vote tomorrow.
"If we win Pennsylvania, we win the whole ball of wax," he said. "It's over. It's over."
"We're just one day away. Oh, we've been waiting for this. I've been waiting four years for this," he said.
Nov 04, 2024, 4:24 PM EST
DC mayor says no known threats, but not taking any chances
Washington, D.C., officials say they have no credible threats to the city, however, they will be fully activating police and have received support from Virginia and Maryland law enforcement agencies.
"I feel very strong about the district's preparation," Mayor Muriel Bowser said Monday. "I feel very sad that this is the state of things to be honest with you, but the way that I deal with anxiety is to work and to make sure that we are as prepared as we can be, and that people, all people, win or lose, do the right thing."
Security fencing is assembled around Lafayette Square as construction for the presidential inauguration parade takes place near the White House in Washington, Nov. 3, 2024.
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D.C. police will have increased patrols in key areas downtown and around the White House, Police Chief Pam Smith told reporters Monday.
"[The] proactive presence is a preventive measure, and while there is no credible threat to the District of Columbia, we want residents and visitors alike to feel sure that MPD is here prepared and dedicated to keep communities safe across all seven districts.," Smith said.
Workers erect anti-scale fencing and other security measures around Howard University, Nov. 3, 2024, in Washington.
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The mayor said before Jan. 6 and the inauguration she expects to make a National Guard request for additional assistance, but no request will be made for election week.
