Trump is ahead by 18,000 votes in Georgia but 60,000 are still be counted as officials say result will come by the end of the day
- Donald Trump holds a lead of around 18,0000 votes in the southern state with some 60,000 still to be counted
- Georgia’s Secretary of State said on Thursday a result should come by day’s end
- He dismissed Trump’s claims that votes are being counted improperly
- Trump has sued to stop counting in GA, PA, NV and MI because he claims fraud
- He is also demanding a recount in Wisconsin but it’s unclear if he’ll get it – he has to formally request once all votes are certified, which he hasn’t yet
Officials in Georgia said they will be counting ballots overnight and into Thursday morning, as workers continue to tally thousands of mail ballots.
Donald Trump is ahead of Biden by around 18,000 votes but there are still some 60,000 to be counted.
There is no automatic recount, but a candidate can request one if the margin is within 0.5 per cent.
Georgia’s Secretary of State said on Thursday a result should come by day’s end
The outstanding vote was primarily in the Atlanta area, which tends to lean Democratic.
On Wednesday, about 50 people were counting votes inside State Farm Arena, the home of the Atlanta Hawks NBA team.
Extra workers arrived at 10pm, bringing in more tables for the count.
Counties have until 5pm on Nov. 13 to certify results.
At stake in Georgia are 16 electoral votes. All absentee ballots were due on Tuesday.
The counting of up to 60,000 ballots in Atlanta was also delayed for two hours on Tuesday due to a burst pipe in the room where they were being kept.
The leak took place early on Tuesday morning at State Farm Arena.
The counting of absentee ballots in Atlanta had to be paused due to a burst water pipe in the room they were being held in State Farm Arena in the city (pictured)
A poll worker sorts through voting material in Atlanta on election day on Tuesday