POTUS election results thread

President Trump’s late legal challenges and his baseless claims that Democrats had rigged the presidential election have created confusion and concern among voters, according to a preliminary report by independent election observers.

The U.S. government, as part of its commitments as a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, invited election observers to the United States. In its report, the O.S.C.E. — which observes elections in its 57 member countries — said Mr. Trump’s attacks on the electoral process had harmed public trust in democratic institutions.

“Such statements by an incumbent president weaken public confidence in state institutions and were perceived by many as increasing the potential for politically motivated violence after the elections,” the report said.

The O.S.C.E. also said there had been 400 lawsuits in 55 states in the months leading up to the election, an unprecedented number. “There was a widespread perception that federal judges often voted on election-related matters along partisan principles,” the O.S.C.E. report said.

With the outcome of the election uncertain, Mr. Trump has asked the Supreme Court to intervene. He has also called for election officials in critical states where he holds a narrow lead to stop counting ballots.

The report said that voter registration and identification rules in some states had restricted access to voting for certain groups of citizens. Still, overall, voting on Election Day was orderly and took place peacefully, the report said.

Two days after the election, Joe Biden is nearing 270 electoral votes, but CNN has not yet projected a winner in the presidential race.

Paths to 270 remain for both Biden and President Trump as votes continue to be counted in the six states where CNN has not yet projected a winner.

Here's a look at when we'll get updates from local officials today:

10:30 a.m. ET: Georgia's Secretary of State will hold a news conference. There's currently a 33,000-vote margin between Trump and Biden, and there’s around 90,000 votes remaining to be counted.

Noon ET: Clark County, Nevada, which includes Las Vegas, will give an update. The country has the largest share of votes in Nevada, and was silent on updates yesterday. Across Nevada, Biden holds a slim 8,000 vote lead.

9 p.m. ET: Officials in Arizona's Maricopa County — the biggest county in Arizona, which in the Phoenix area — plan to give their next update. The county tweeted overnight that 275,000 ballots remain.