PA Election Day Live Updates: Bomb Threat At Polling Place

It's Election Day in Pennsylvania, a pivotal battleground state that will help decide whether former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris wins the White House.

Follow along with our live updates:

9:10 p.m.

Vote totals continue to be tallied across the Keystone State. Follow along with live results here.

7:47 p.m.

A bomb threat was called in to the Voter Services Center in West Chester, which is a polling place and is a location where in-person Chester County votes are tabulated. The building was evacuated. It's not yet clear how this make impact the timeliness of election results in Pennsylvania. Read more.

6:23 p.m.

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania's third most populous county, said they expect to finish counting in-person votes by midnight. They also plan to finish counting the first 100,000 of about 170,000 mail-in ballots by midnight. The remainder of mail-ins will be tabulated by early Wednesday morning. "Absent major disruptions, we’ll have a solid idea late tonight of how things are going," county elections chief Neil Makhija said. Read more.

5:57 p.m.

Trump said Tuesday there is "massive cheating" happening in Philadelphia, a claim which the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office immediately dismissed as baseless. "A lot of talk about massive CHEATING in Philadelphia. Law Enforcement coming!!!" Trump shared on TruthSocial.

"There is no factual basis whatsoever within law enforcement to support this wild allegation," DA Larry Krasner responded. "We have invited complaints and allegations of improprieties all day. If Donald J. Trump has any facts to support his wild allegations, we want them now. Right now. We are not holding our breath." Read more.

5:48 p.m.

A county elections board in southwestern Pennsylvania says that the election judge in one of their townships plans to individually hand count presidential ballots himself, against established legal procedures, potentially causing a significant delay in getting the state's final tally. Read more.

4:22 p.m.

Montgomery County officials say that all indications point to "very high" voter turnout Tuesday. The county had previously stated an ambition earlier in the fall of achieving the highest voter turnout of any county in the nation. Read more.

3:26 p.m.

More than 4,000 mail ballot applications have been challenged across 14 Pennsylvania counties, leaving election officials to decide voter eligibility during hearings that will extend well past Election Day. Read more.

3:08 p.m.

The Luzerne County Election Board request with the Court of Common Pleas to extend polling place hours at one location has been granted, the court announced. In the borough of Laflin, officials say the polling place did not open until 8:30 a.m., causing some people in line to leave without voting. The polls will now remain open there until 9:30 p.m. Read more.

2:50 p.m.

With hours still to go, more registered Republicans have already voted by mail in PA in 2024 than in 2020. The Pennsylvania Department of State has released updated party affiliations of mail-in ballots as of Election Day afternoon. Read more.

1:27 p.m.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and his office's election protection task force is investigating reports of hidden cameras filming poll workers, according to CBS News. The report says the Philadelphia DA has also received numerous calls about people blocking entrances at polling sites. Read more.

11:08 a.m.

Voting issues reported in one PA county: The Pennsylvania Department of State Tuesday morning acknowledged voting issues in Cambria County, where several polling locations reported voting machines were not reading submitted paper forms. Read more.

10:29 a.m.

552 Montco Ballots Have 'Deficiencies': Voters who see their name on the list should contact the county by utilizing "this "Cancel/Replace” form. The county will allow then voters to correct the error on the ballot. Read more.

When to Vote

Polls will be open for in-person voting from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you're planning on voting in-person and are not sure where to go to vote, you can find your polling place here.

If you are heading in-person to a polling place, it's important to know your rights, and what is and is not legal in your encounters with poll workers. You are not required to show identification, according to Pennsylvania law, unless you have never voted at that precinct in the past.

Only voters who have never voted at that precinct before are required to show identification, according to Pennsylvania law. That identification does not have to be photo identification, but it must contain your name and address.

For those who may have limited English language proficiency, the law stipulates that you may bring another individual with you into the voting booth to help out casting your vote.

What's on the Ballot

In addition to the presidential election, Pennsylvania voters will cast their ballots for the senate race between incumbent Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick. Pennsylvania's 17 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for grabs this fall. The delegation currently consists of nine Democrats and eight Republicans.

In the attorney general's race, current auditor general Eugene DePasquale is running on the Democratic ticket to replace acting AG Michelle Henry. DePasquale is challenged by Republican Dave Sunday. Statewide races for state treasurer and auditor general are also on the ballot, along with a slew of local state senate and state representative races.

The state's 19 Electoral College votes are considered to be essential for victory in the closely-contested race that appears to be deadlocked as voters cast their ballots.

Learn more about what's on the ballot here.

Candidates Make Final Pitches

Both Harris and Trump made appearances in the Keystone State Monday as the frenzied presidential campaigns came to their conclusions.

Trump and Harris held both held rallies in Pittsburgh that drew thousands of people to watch the candidates make their final pitch to voters. Kamala Harris held a rally and concert in Philadelphia later in the day. Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance held an election eve rally in Newtown, Bucks County.

Check back to Patch for live updates throughout the day.

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