3 Things To Know Today

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1 The Election Is Tomorrow, And Neither Candidate's Slowing Down

Tomorrow is the day. Polls open tomorrow morning for the 2024 presidential election, and both candidates spent the weekend making a furious push through battleground states to talk to voters, and they plan to do the same again today. A few general items: National Guard troops have been placed on standby in Washington state, Oregon, and Nevada due to potential civil unrest over the election tomorrow. Last week, hundreds of ballots were damaged or destroyed at three ballot drop boxes in Washington state and Oregon when someone attached an incendiary device to them. Jay Inslee of Washington state said Friday the US Department of Homeland Security has warned that threats to “election infrastructure” are still high. Battleground state North Carolina broke the record for most early ballots cast, with over 4.2-million cast at early in-person voting sites. According to the state Board of Elections, turnout in western counties hit by Hurricane Helene was higher than in other parts of the state. The previous record was set in 2020; this year 4,465,548 voters, including absentees, had cast a ballot as of yesterday, or 57-percent of the state’s 7.8-million registered voters. Voters in North Carolina are also choosing a new governor, attorney general, and several other statewide positions.

2 Federal Judge Rules That Iowa Can Continue Challenging Ballots From Potential Noncitizens

A federal judge ruled yesterday that Iowa can continue challenging the validity of hundreds of ballots from potential noncitizens. US District Judge Stephen Locher, an appointee of President Joe Biden, sided with the state against the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of the League of Latin American Citizens of Iowa. The group argued that the effort threatens the voting rights of people who’ve recently become US citizens. In his decision, Locher referred to the US Supreme Court four days earlier that Virginia could resume a similar purge of its voter rolls. Locher also pointed out that the effort doesn’t remove anyone from the voter rolls, but requires some voters to use provisional ballots. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and State Attorney General Brenna Bird issued a statement on Friday saying that Iowa had about 250 noncitizens registered to vote.

3 Tropical System In Caribbean Could Become Hurricane Rafael, Threaten US Mainland

Forecasters are paying close attention to a weather system in the southwestern Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center has forecast the system to strengthen to a tropical storm today with the potential to become Hurricane Rafael. Current long range forecasts show the storm heading northwesterly into the Gulf of Mexico, potentially threatening the Louisiana and Mississippi area.


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