Raffensperger confident Georgia will have results tonight, says bomb threats 'of Russian origin'
Georgia's top election official on Tuesday morning projected confidence that the critical battleground state will have the large majority of its election results available tonight, saying that election day in the state has been "smooth sailing by and large" and a "tremendous" day.
Specifically on timing, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that the state's 4 million early votes as well absentee ballots will be uploaded and reported no later than one hour after the polls close, which for most locations will be 7 p.m.
"So by 8 p.m., you'll have probably 99% of all that ... so you get a good idea of what the race looks like," he said.
With regards to votes from today, Raffensperger said "before the end of the night, you'll have all of that." He noted smaller counties are aiming to have all of their results in by 10/1030 p.m. "at the latest."
Notably, Raffensperger was also asked about bomb threats made Tuesday, which he said were "of Russian origin."
"We identified the source and it was from Russia," he said, after hedging briefly on the source.
"They're up to mischief it seems," he said of Russia: "They're not our friends anyone who thinks they are hasn't been reading the newspaper."
Raffensperger said he thinks they will pass 1 million votes today, and said they are ready for any litigation to come their way.
"We're gonna follow the law, follow the Constitution, and report the results accurately."
-ABC News' Olivia Rubin