Election Day is just three weeks away.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are making their pitches to voters across the country in the final stretch of the 2024 election. Harris on Tuesday is scheduled to join radio host Charlemagne tha God for a conversation in Detroit, among other stops in the pivotal state of Michigan.
Trump is set to deliver remarks in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday evening, traveling to another pivotal swing state that could decide the race for the White House.
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Georgia judge rules counties must certify November election results
Local election officials in Georgia don’t have an option when it comes to certifying the election results this November, a state judge ruled Tuesday.
Judge Robert C. I. McBurney was ruling on the claim of Julie Adams, a Republican member of Atlanta’s Fulton County election board, that she has discretion over whether to certify election results. She argued that, given she has taken an oath to prevent fraud or abuse, she should have the right to withhold certification if she believes the results aren’t reliable.
However, McBurney wrote that if officials like herself were “free to play investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge,” then “Georgia voters would be silenced.” McBurney added that Adams could report any concerns about fraud or error to a prosecutor.
The ruling comes amid rising fears that local officials may sow chaos or confusion this November election by refusing to certify results by the state’s Nov. 12 deadline – one week after the election.
Lawyers for Adams didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
– Aysha Bagchi
DOJ sues Virginia over removing noncitizen voters from rolls within 90 days of election
Another dispute over how to prevent noncitizens from voting Nov. 5 has erupted in Virginia, where the U.S. Justice Department says the state is cancelling registrations too close to the election and GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin argues this has been state policy for 18 years.
The department sued the state on Friday for removing voters from the registration rolls within 90 days of the election, which is nicknamed a “quiet period,” in violation of a 1993 federal voting law.
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, head of the civil rights division, said in a statement the policy “places qualified voters in jeopardy of being removed from the rolls and creates the risk of confusion for the electorate.”
Youngkin said a state law approved in 2006 calls for removal of any voter who stated they were a noncitizen while filling out motor vehicle records and then either accidentally or intentionally became registered to vote.
“This is unprecedented, and I stand by my duty to ensure fair, safe, and accurate elections in Virginia – no exceptions,” Youngkin said in a statement on X.
Studies by the Brennan Center for Justice and the libertarian Cato Institute have found no widespread fraud from noncitizens voting. But Republicans have made the prevention of noncitizen voting a rallying cry in the closely fought election.
–Bart Jansen
How many days until Election Day?
Election Day is 20 days away, on Nov. 5, 2024.
Latest presidential polls: Where do Harris, Trump stand?
The 2024 election is shaping up to be an incredibly tight race. In a Real Clear Politics average of national polls on Monday, Harris led Trump by 1.7 percentage points, which is within the margin of error for many of the surveys.
Harris and Trump are also neck-and-neck in the battleground states. For example, Trump was leading Harris by 1 percentage point in a Real Clear Politics average of Pennsylvania polls on Monday, while Harris led by 0.3 percentage points in Wisconsin.
− Marina Pitofsky
What’s Harris’ schedule today?
Harris is expected to arrive in Detroit late Monday night. On Tuesday, she is scheduled to join radio host Charlemagne tha God for a conversation in Detroit that will air live at 5 p.m. ET on radio stations that broadcast “The Breakfast Club” program, the radio host said in a video promoting the event. Harris will also make a local stop with Black entrepreneurs in Detroit, according to her campaign.
She’s scheduled to return to Michigan Friday to make stops in Grand Rapids, Lansing and Oakland County, according to her campaign.
– Clara Hendrickson
What’s Trump’s schedule today?
The former president is traveling to the Peach State on Tuesday, delivering remarks in a crucial swing state. He’ll also take part in a pre-taped televised town hall hosted by Fox News on Tuesday. The event will feature an all-female audience as he tries to win support from the crucial voting bloc that has gravitated toward Harris.
– Rachel Barber
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Election 2024 live updates: Harris, Trump schedules; latest on polls
