Election eve has arrived with the race for the White House still very tight — with the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll out Sunday showing Kamala Harris slightly ahead nationally but Donald Trump ahead in some key swing states — and the two candidates deadlocked in Pennsylvania.
Harris is spending her last full day campaigning in battleground Pennsylvania while Trump is hitting the trail in North Carolina and Pennsylvania before ending the day in Michigan.
IN PHOTOS: The road to Election Day 2024 across the US
Latest DevelopmentsNov 4, 6:34 PMVance reminds Georgia voters that Trump lost state by fewer than 12,000 votes
While speaking to a large crowd in Atlanta on Monday, Sen. JD Vance urged voters in Georgia to go out tomorrow to cast their ballots while reminding them how close the race in the state was in 2020.
“Tomorrow is the day that we vote for lower grocery prices and more affordable housing,” he said. “Tomorrow is the day that we vote to close the border and make Donald J. Trump the president of the United States.”
PHOTO: Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign event, Nov. 4, 2024, in Atlanta. (John Bazemore/AP)
Vance referenced that Trump lost Georgia to President Joe Biden by fewer than 12,000 votes.
“I didn’t realize how small this was in 2020. Georgia was decided by less than 12,000 votes,” he said. “That is crazy.”
-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie
Nov 4, 6:23 PMWalz addresses excited crowd of Wisconsin voters
Speaking to a fired-up crowd Monday in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz emphasized that U.S election systems are secure and that Vice President Kamala Harris would win the presidential race on Tuesday.
PHOTO: Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at a campaign stop, Nov 4, 2024, in LaCrosse, Wis. (Morry Gash/AP)
“Just tell yourself how great it’s going to be when we get this thing done,” Walz said. “It may take a little bit here — we got patience. Our system is secure, our elections are safe.”
“We will win,” Walz continued, “And when that thing is done, we’re not ever going to have to see this guy on TV again.”
-ABC News’ Isabella Murray
Nov 4, 6:19 PMHundreds of National Guardsmen ready for election support across the country
At least 245 National Guard personnel across 18 states and Washington, D.C., have been either activated by their governors or are on standby, according to Pentagon officials.
Many are helping state governments with cybersecurity efforts, while others are there to assist law enforcement and first responders in the event of protests or security incidents.
PHOTO: Workers erect anti-scale fencing around the White House and the Treasury Department , Nov. 3, 2024. The Nation’s Capitol is bracing for protests and potential unrest with a contentious Election Day looming on the horizon. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
There are 126 personnel activated in Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, North Carolina, New Mexico, Oregon, Wisconsin and Washington, a U.S. official confirmed to ABC News.
There are 119 personnel on standby in Colorado, D.C., Florida, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia, according to the official.
That amounts to an average of about 13 personnel currently activated or on standby per state/district.
These figures could shift at the discretion of the governors, the official said.
The move to utilize the National Guard comes after authorities said ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington were set on fire with incendiary devices last month. The governors of both states said they were putting Guard units on standby to aid local law enforcement. Nevada’s governor told local reporters he wanted Guard personnel on standby in Las Vegas and Carson City.
In D.C., Guard personnel will be on standby specifically to assist with the city’s fire and medical services Tuesday through Nov. 13, Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said during a briefing Monday.
-ABC News’ Anne Flaherty and Matt Seyler
Nov 4, 5:48 PM51 attorneys general condemn election-related violence ahead of results
A bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general has penned a letter condemning violence in response to election results.
“Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s election, we expect that Americans will respond peacefully and we condemn any acts of violence related to the results,” the coalition wrote. “A peaceful transfer of power is the highest testament to the rule of law, a tradition that stands at the heart of our nation’s stability. As Attorneys General, we affirm our commitment to protect our communities and uphold the democratic principles we serve.”
“We call upon every American to vote, participate in civil discourse and, above all, respect the integrity of the democratic process,” the letter continued. “Let us come together after this election not divided by outcomes but united in our shared commitment to the rule of law and safety of all Americans. Violence has no place in the democratic process; we will exercise our authority to enforce the law against any illegal acts that threaten it.”
-ABC News’ Beatrice Peterson
Nov 4, 6:00 PMPennsylvania counties continue to investigate potential voter registration fraud
Officials in several counties across Pennsylvania continue to investigate potentially fraudulent voter registration applications, as Trump has pushed some misleading or false claims about the incident.
Authorities in Lancaster, Berks, Monroe and York counties are investigating thousands of voter registration applications they say are potentially fraudulent, according to various officials around the state. Amid the ongoing investigations, some of the applications have been confirmed to be fraudulent while some have been determined to be legitimate, according to updates.
Still, as recently as last week Trump said Lancaster County was “caught … with 2,600 votes.”
“They found, as I understand it, I mean, I don’t know what’s happened to the last day or so, but they in Lancaster, they found 2,600 ballots, all done in by the same hand,” Trump said Sunday in Pennsylvania.
But, according to the Pennsylvania attorney general, Trump’s characterization is untrue. In a statement last week, the state’s top prosecutor, Michelle Henry, said that “the investigations regard voter registration forms, not ballots.”
PHOTO: Michelle Henry, Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, testifies in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, July 26, 2023. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images)
On Monday, Lancaster County officials also updated that out of the approximately 2,500 applications under investigation, more than half were confirmed to be valid. According to Lancaster County Commissioner Ray D’Agostino, 57% of the applications were verified, 17% were determined to be fraudulent, and 26% are still being investigated and are either incomplete or not verified.
D’Agostino stressed that the investigation with the DA is still ongoing. “We take this very seriously,” he said.
In York County, officials last week said their investigation into a batch of 3,087 applications led to 47% having been “verified as legitimate” and were approved, 29% were incomplete and are pending, and 24% were declined and are being investigated by the DA.
Election officials have emphasized that this alleged fraud was contained and stopped — and say the instance highlights the effectiveness of the system. Henry said the fraud attempts “have been defeated.”
“These attempts have been thwarted by the safeguards in place in Pennsylvania,” Henry said in her statement last week.
-ABC News’ Olivia Rubin
Nov 4, 5:39 PMMartin Luther King Jr. would be ‘very supportive’ of VP Harris, son says
In an interview with ABC News Live on Monday, Martin Luther King III — the son of Martin Luther King Jr. — said his father would “be very proud of the message that the vice president is advocating” and “very supportive” of her campaign.
Arndrea Waters King echoed her husband’s sentiment, saying it would be “a celebratory day for all of us.”
“[Harris] is very clear that she will be a president for all of us,” she added. “And so she’s continuing to take that message every place that she goes.”
The Kings also pushed back on the notion that the Black community, specifically Black men, are supporting Trump over Harris.
“There has always been this excitement around the vice president as the nominee amongst the entire Black community,” Arndrea said. “The excitement is there, the numbers are there. And what we are seeing is that the exact opposite is true, that we are seeing Black men actually coming and voting and organizing and literally being on the forefront.”
-ABC News’ Kellymarie Braun, Kyra Phillips, Joshua B. Ascher, Adisa Hargett-Robinson and Ayanna Martinez
Nov 4, 5:29 PMOver 80 million Americans have voted early
On the eve of Election Day, over 80 million Americans have voted early, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.
The tally includes both early in-person voting and absentee ballots.
-ABC News’ Brittany Shepherd
Nov 4, 5:07 PMIllinois man arrested for punching election worker
An Orland Park, Illinois, man was arrested Sunday after he got into a violent confrontation with a poll worker, punching them in the face, according to police.
Daniel Schmidt, 24, allegedly walked into the building and passed other voters waiting in line to enter the voting area, Orland Park police said. An election judge told Schmidt to go to the back of the line and called another judge to assist, officials said. Schmidt tried to push past that election judge and was stopped from entering the voting area by the judge and other employees, according to police.
Schmidt then allegedly started yelling profanities and punched the election judge in the face, knocking their glasses off, witnesses told officers.
He also then resisted while being placed under arrest, police said.
He has been charged with two counts of aggravated battery of a victim of at least 60 years old, two counts of aggravated battery in a public place, five misdemeanor counts of resisting arrest and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.
-ABC News’ Tonya Simpson
Nov 4, 4:58 PMHarris courts Puerto Rican voters in Latino-heavy Allentown, Pennsylvania
Vice President Kamala Harris continued her Monday swing through Pennsylvania with a rally targeted in large part at Puerto Rican voters in Allentown, a majority-Latino city, where the Harris campaign sees an opportunity to woo voters turned off by the racist joke Tony Hinchcliffe told at former President Donald Trump’s New York rally last month.
When Mayor Matthew Tuerk mentioned Hinchcliffe’s “garbage” comment, the crowd at the Muhlenberg College gymnasium booed, and at least two Puerto Rican flags were unfurled.
PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during her campaign rally, in Allentown, Pa, Nov. 4, 2024. (Eloisa Lopez/Reuters)
Rapper Fat Joe, who spoke shortly before Harris, called upon Latino voters to have “pride” and reject Trump.
“They said they needed a Puerto Rican in Allentown, and I was more than honored to come speak to my people,” he said.
In her own remarks, the vice president touted her “long-standing commitment to Puerto Rico and her people.”
She promised that she would be “a president for all Americans” and added that her campaign has “momentum” in the closing hours of the race.
“It is my pledge to you, if you give me a chance to fight on your behalf as president, there is nothing in the world that will stand in my way,” Harris said.
-ABC News’ Will McDuffie, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Fritz Farrow
Nov 4, 5:48 PMJudge 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.
PHOTO: 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. (Michael Swensen/Getty Images)
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.
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