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The Justice Department announced the arrest Tuesday of an Afghan national accused of plotting to kill Americans on Election Day on behalf of the terror group ISIS.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff spoke at a Republicans for Harris event in Mesa, a fundraising event in Paradise Valley and a community event in Phoenix.

Nasir Ahmad Tawhedi, a resident of Oklahoma City, was charged with conspiring to carry out a terrorist attack on behalf of ISIS, according to federal prosecutors.

The increase in livestreaming the election process, an operation conducted by local governments nationwide, reflects a broader rise in video streams online, according to Wendy Underhill, election and redistricting director at the National Conference of State Legislatures.

The key to a close race in Michigan is to wait for Wayne, Oakland, and Washtenaw counties to release significant batches of votes before jumping to any conclusions. Wayne includes Detroit, while Oakland is made up of the city’s northern suburbs. Washtenaw County is home to Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan.

A state Supreme Court justice in Onondaga County has struck down New York’s Even Year Election Law in a ruling Tuesday that found the statute violates the state constitution and also the legal authority of counties to schedule elections and set the terms of office for local positions.

The phrase “October surprise” was popularised during the 1980 presidential election, when Democrats hoped that the release of Iranian hostages, taken during the revolution, would save President Jimmy Carter from losing re-election. That surprise never materialised and few have since.

Four years after facing nationally coordinated challenges to the election system, officials in key battleground states believe they need to coordinate a defense in 2024.

The Constitution sets out broad principles for electing a national government and leaves the details to the states.

The Justice Department announced charges on Tuesday against an Afghan national who was allegedly plotting a terrorist attack in support of ISIS on Election Day in the United States.