Live updates: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris election news

Allies of former President Donald Trump who control the Georgia State Election Board approved a controversial new rule Friday requiring counties to hand-count the number of ballots cast at polling places on Election Day, despite bipartisan objections from election officials and poll workers.

The vote was 3-2, with the three Trump allies supporting the move, and a Democratic and independent GOP-appointed member of the board strongly opposing it, calling it an added step that could delay the results of the presidential election in the battleground state.

The new hand-counting rule requires counties to count by hand the number of ballots cast at a polling place, to make sure it matches the number of ballots tallied by voting machines. The hand-counters won't be tallying how many votes each candidate received — that's what the machines do.

The office of Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, previously warned the GOP-run board that this move would likely be unlawful because state laws don't allow local election workers to hand-count ballots before the votes are officially counted.

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The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Friday that nearly 100,000 residents who may not have fulfilled the state's proof-of-citizenship requirements can still vote in state and local races this year, quickly resolving how election officials should address a clerical glitch that had left in question the eligibility of those registered voters in the critical battleground state.

The court was asked to decide whether these voters should get a "federal-only" ballot or the "full ballot," which would also include state and local races. Regardless of the outcome, these voters would have been able to cast presidential ballots.

Arizona uses these separate ballots because the state requires all voters to prove their citizenship before they can vote in state and local races. Such documentation isn't required to cast ballots for federal office in Arizona.

The decision to let these roughly 98,000 voters use the full ballot is a victory for Arizona's Democratic secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, and liberal groups that pushed for this outcome.

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled just three days after the lawsuit was filed. Election officials hoped a quick resolution of the issue would reduce confusion heading into voting season.

Besides state and local races, the ruling could also affect Arizona's referendum on abortion rights this fall.

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Some people can already start casting their ballots in the 2024 presidential race while both candidates continue to hit the campaign trail as Election Day gets closer.

Widespread early voting started Friday in Minnesota, South Dakota and Virginia.

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Candidate schedules: Vice President Kamala traveled to Georgia on Friday to deliver remarks on women's reproductive rights before going to Wisconsin for a campaign event, where she emphasized to voters that it will be a "tight race until the very end" ahead of November's election. The Harris campaign has been highlighting Dane County as a crucial part of its path to victory in the key battleground state . On Saturday, former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina. Both Democratic and GOP presidential running mates Tim Walz and JD Vance are in battleground Pennsylvania today. Scandal fallout: North Carolina lawmakers reacted to the scandal surrounding gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, following CNN's reporting about his extreme and graphic comments on an adult website. Republican Rep. Greg Murphy and Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson both said it could affect other elections in the state, while Democratic Rep. Deborah Ross said Robinson is "not fit to be governor." Harris' campaign launched a new ad seeking to tie Trump to Robinson.Jewish voters: Second gentleman Doug Emhoff condemned Trump for "scapegoating Jews" after he suggested Jewish voters would be partially responsible if he loses November's election. Trump has repeatedly said Jewish voters who plan to support Harris "should have their head examined."Voting: With some early voting already underway, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy pledged Thursday that the US Postal Service will undertake "heroic efforts" to deliver all mail ballots on time this year. In Georgia, the election board approved a controversial new rule that requires counties to hand count the number of ballots cast on Election Day. The FBI is also investigating suspicious packages that were sent to election offices in more than 20 states this week.Presidential protection: The House unanimously voted Friday to pass a bill bolstering Secret Service protection for major presidential and vice presidential candidates . The bill's fate is unclear in the Senate, in part because many Democrats in the chamber have pointed to the enhanced security already in place for Trump.