Musk takes over Twitter; NV hand counting paused; election challenges

ELON MUSK OFFIALLY THE BOSS OF TWITTER AND ALREADY MAKING BOLD MOVES.
WE’RE 11 DAYS AWAY FROM THE MIDTERMS…
AND ONE NEVADA COUNTY COUNTING VOTES BY HAND IS TOLD TO STOP BY THE STATE’S SUPREME COURT.
AND THE LEGAL BATTLES BREW OVER ELECTION SECURITY AT HISTORIC LEVELS.
GOOD MORNING HAPPY FRIDAY I’M KARAH RUCKER. AND HERE’S YOUR DAILY RUNDOWN.
“THE BIRD IS FREED.”
THAT’S WHAT ELON MUSK TWEETED AFTER OFFICIALLY SIGNING THE DEAL
ENDING THE SIX MONTH SAGA OVER THE PURCHASE OF TWITTER.
MUSK OFFICIALLY BUYING THE PLATFORM AND IMMEDIATELY IS MAKING BIG BUSINESS MOVES…
FIRING TOP EXECUTIVES HIS FIRST DAY.
THAT INCLUDES TWITTER’S CEO, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, AND A TOP LAWYER.
IT’S SEEN AS A FORESHADOW OF MUCH MORE CHANGE TO COME.
A NEVADA COUNTY’S HAND-COUNTING OF EARLY MAIL-IN BALLOTS HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD.
THE STATE’S SUPREME COURT HAS NOW DEEMED THE PROCESS ILLEGAL.
POLL WORKERS WERE ALLEGEDLY READING ALLOWED VOTES STOKING CONCERNS OVER ELECTION SECURITY…IRONICALLY OVER A METHOD TYPICALLY USED FOR ADDITIONAL SECURITY **AFTER AN ELECTION.
BUT IT’S UNPRECEDENTED TO HAND-COUNT EARLY VOTING BALLOTS BEFORE ELECTION DAY.
WE ARE 11 DAYS AWAY FROM ELECTION DAY.
AND THERE’S BEEN A RECORD AMOUNT OF EARLY VOTING IN SEVERAL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.
BUT ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN THIS ELECTION CYCLE…IS THE AMOUNT OF LEGAL CHALLENGES FACING LOCAL ELECTIONS OFFICES.
MORE THAN 100 LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED…MOST TARGET RULES OVER MAIL-IN VOTING, VOTING MACHINES, THE COUNTING OF MIS-MARKED ABSENTEE BALLOTS, AND ACCESS FOR POLL WATCHERS.
IT’S THE MOST LITIGATION EVER BEFORE AN ELECTION AND POSSIBLY POINTS TO LEGAL CHALLENGES POST-ELECTION…AS A CLOUD OF SKEPTICISM LINGERS OVER THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF DEMOCRACY.