First polls close, hours extended in some states

Polls in a few Indiana districts across the state and polls on the eastern side of Kentucky are the first to close in the nation.

The first large poll closing comes at 7 p.m. Eastern US time (2 a.m. in Israel). That closure includes most of Florida, all of Georgia and Virginia, among others, though some polls in Georgia will stay open for up to 45 extra minutes due to bomb threats that shut down ballot boxes and other issues.

Some areas of the key swing state of Pennsylvania, where polls are set to close at 8 p.m., will remain open for up to two hours due to delays.

In Kentucky, a judge has declined to grant a two-hour extension of voting hours in Kentucky’s most populous county after problems with electronic poll books led to delays at some precincts.

Election officials in Jefferson County, which includes Louisville, said delays involved loading poll books to include the 113,000 early voters who cast ballots before Election Day.

Despite the scattered delays, no major issues have been reported in the nationwide election.