18:13 GMT – Voting hours extended in Pennsylvania county hit by technical glitch
A Pennsylvania court approved a request to extend voting hours in a strongly pro-Trump county after voting machines in the key state experienced a software glitch on Election Day.
The decision means polls will stay open for two more hours in a county that voted for Trump in 2020, in a key state that could decide the outcome of this year's presidential race between Trump and his Democratic rival , Kamala Harris.
The case was brought by the local election commission, which said a “software malfunction” of voting machines had “prevented voters from scanning their completed ballots,” according to court documents filed Tuesday.
In response, the Cambria County Court ordered that voting hours be extended from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. local time (03:00 GMT).
18:40 GMT – Man arrested for making threats at polling station in New York's Fowler town
A man was arrested after making violent threats at a polling station in the town of Fowler, New York.
“An investigation determined that a man, a convicted felon, had attempted to vote and his status indicated that he had not been re-registered since his release from prison,” a police statement said, adding that the The man became angry and started threatening to burn the place down and come back with a gun.”
“Police launched a search for the man, who fled the scene but was quickly apprehended,” the statement said, noting that the investigation is ongoing.
