Milwaukee will recount 30,000+ absentee ballots out of an abundance of caution after officials discovered that some doors of the tabulation machines hadn't been fully secured by senior election officials. This will delay results by a couple of hours. [Milwaukee forced to recount 30...](
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Milwaukee recounts 30,000 ballots due to tabulation issue; city workers called in to help
Several hours after starting to count absentee ballots at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, officials at Milwaukee's Central Count discovered there was an...
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Maricopa County, Arizona, restores around 2,000 voters after incorrectly demanding proof of citizenship [Maricopa County restores aroun...](
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Maricopa County restores around 2,000 voters after incorrectly requiring proof of citizenship
The voters, along with nearly 900 in Pinal County, were incorrectly flagged in the counties’ systems. Their ballots will now count.
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The Georgia GOP sued Fulton County (Atlanta+) last night for keeping some election offices open this weekend to accept hand-returned absentee ballots. They claimed this was illegal, though it clearly isn't, and the case has already been tossed. Video of today's hearing below! (h/t Stephen Fowler) [Fulton County Elections Hearin...]( )
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Remember Laura Loomer? After getting banned from Twitter in 2018 for anti-Muslim tweets, then suing CAIR—with zero basis—for somehow causing the ban, she sued her own attorneys with the help of Larry Klayman. She still owes CAIR $124K in attorneys' fees and appears close to being held in contempt. https://lionsmane.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:qrllvid7s54k4hnwtqxwetrf&cid=bafkreibcxxiduk7f4k4vnwvxixrycef5utkaoui6hh7wwk4fa5bfofpvva
Elon Musk hasn’t yet shown up in the Philadelphia courtroom where DA Larry Krasner is challenging the legality of his $1 million daily voter-registration giveaway. Late last night, Musk filed paperwork seeking to remove the case to federal court. [Musk a no show at start of cou...](https://www.reuters.com/legal/musk-due-court-1-million-voter-giveaway-faces-courtroom-test-2024-10-31/ )