Summary about TRUMP’s contesting outcome:
- Trump tweets ‘STOP THE COUNT’ – states keep counting
President Donald Trump demanded on Twitter that votes stop being counted, even as tabulation continues in numerous states where NBC News and other outlets have yet to project a winner.
(The president has no authority to stop the count.)
- He would would seek a recount in Wisconsin.
- Trump had filed suits to halt ballot counting in a Georgia county, Michigan and Pennsylvania as well.
- President Donald Trump’s campaign is expected to announce plans to file an election-related lawsuit in Nevada
· Trump campaign to announce lawsuit in Nevada election
President Donald Trump’s campaign is expected to announce plans to file an election-related lawsuit in Nevada at a Thursday morning press conference, NBC News reported.
Previously, the campaign said it had filed suits to halt ballot counting in a Georgia county, Michigan and Pennsylvania as well. The campaign has said it would seek a recount in Wisconsin, too.
The announcement is expected to come just before Nevada election officials release their latest election results update at noon ET Thursday. No winner has been called in the state yet.
With 86% of expected votes counted, Biden leads with 49.3% while Trump has 48.7%, NBC News projects. Remaining votes to be counted are mailed ballots received on Election Day, mail ballots received this week and provisional ballots.
· Nevada’s Clark County to have ‘the bulk’ of mail ballots in system by the weekend
Nevada’s pivotal Clark County expects by this weekend to have in its system most of the mail-in ballots that it has already received, an official there said.
“We are anticipating to have the bulk of our mail ballots that have been received into the system by Saturday or Sunday,” said Joe Gloria, the Clark County registrar of voters, at a press conference Thursday.
Gloria noted, however, that the count won’t be complete until Nov. 12, and that ballots postmarked by Election Day will continue to be delivered by mail in the meantime.
· Trump needs to win Arizona and Pennsylvania to top Biden, says GOP pollster
Republican pollster Frank Luntz told CNBC that President Donald Trump must win Arizona and Pennsylvania to defeat Democrat Joe Biden.
That’s because Luntz said he believes Biden will hold on in Nevada, while Trump will eventually win Georgia and North Carolina.
“Arizona is the place where the battle is going to happen, because the president cannot be reelected without winning both Arizona and Pennsylvania,” Luntz said Thursday on “Squawk Box.” Even so, Luntz said he thinks Biden is in a favorable position to capture Pennsylvania, and by extension the presidency.
· U.S. Supreme Court may not have final say in presidential election, despite Trump threat
While President Donald Trump wants the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a presidential race that is still too close to call, it may not be the final arbiter in this election, legal experts said.
· Trump lawsuits unlikely to impact outcome of U.S. election, experts say
Experts said the litigation serves to drag out the vote count and postpone major media from declaring Biden the victor, which would have dire political implications for Trump.
· Election without end | Georgia secretary of state to give an update at 10:30 a.m. ET
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger will give an update on at 10:30 a.m. ET as officials in the state continue counting outstanding votes.
The state is still too close to call, according to NBC News. President Donald Trump leads the Georgia vote count by less than half a percentage point and 96% of the expected vote tallied. But the remaining votes to be counted are expected to favor Democrat Joe Biden because they come from Democratic-leaning districts.
Georgia has about 60,000 ballots left to tally, state election officials say
Georgia has about 60,000 ballots left to count, state election officials announced at a press conference Thursday morning. Officials expect to complete tallying Thursday.
· Pennsylvania court orders Philadelphia to let ballot watchers observe count within 6 feet
· About 35,000 ballots in Pennsylvania county won’t be reviewed until tomorrow
About 35,000 ballots in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania won’t be reviewed until Friday at 9 a.m., according to officials there. The county finished counting roughly 350,000 mail ballots overnight Wednesday.
Those outstanding ballots need to be reviewed by hand by the Return Board of Elections. A court order requires that process to begin Friday.
· Biden says all votes must be counted and reassures ‘the process is working’
Biden urged people to “stay calm.”
“The process is working, the count is being completed and we’ll know very soon,” he said.
· Pro & Anti-Trump Protesters Take to Streets as Results Favour Biden; Police Fear Unrest
Reference: CNBC, The Guardian
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