President Donald Trump‘s campaign filed a lawsuit seeking to half ballot counting in Georgia on Wednesday evening, making it the third key battleground state the campaign has sought court intervention following Election Day.
Earlier in the day, the Trump campaign took legal action in Pennsylvania and Michigan, the latter which was called by a number of news outlets for Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Republicans have begun to worry about securing Georgia as votes continue to be tabulated in Fulton County, the state’s largest county by population. The city of Atlanta and the surrounding metro area are also located in Fulton County.
Election officials said they expect results to emerge around midnight or early Thursday.
Georgia’s 16 Electoral College votes could be enough to send Biden to the White House, provided he is able to hold onto Arizona. While other networks have refrained from calling Arizona, Fox News said on early Wednesday that Biden would win the state.
The Trump campaign has also requested a recount in Wisconsin, which has been called for Trump by most outlets.
The president prematurely claimed victory in Georgia as well as Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. The tweet has since been flagged by the social media giant for containing content that “is disputed and might be misleading about an election or civic processes.”
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.