New York Times: Despite the Fears, Election Day Mostly Goes as Planned

While there were reports of delays, glitches and disinformation in some key swing states — Arizona in particular — that could loom larger as vote counting plays out, few of the major disruptions that had been feared came to pass on Election Day.

But far-right media figures and Republican politicians seized upon even the limited issues and typical problems that occurred to sow doubt about the legitimacy of the vote. …

In the months leading up to the election, the Republican Party and allied groups trained tens of thousands of people around the country to serve as poll watchers and to look for what they believed to be irregularities at ballot counting centers. The monitors were told to take copious notes, which could be useful for potential court challenges, raising the prospect of a replay in state and local elections of Mr. Trump’s attempts to use the courts to overturn his loss two years ago.

While the large number of poll watchers caused concerns, there were only occasional reports of intimidation at the polls on Tuesday.

Suzanne Almeida, director of state operations for Common Cause, a government accountability watchdog group, said that while her organization had received numerous reports about people monitoring polling locations with cameras, in most of those situations, there was no direct intimidation of voters.

“I am happy to report that today has been relatively quiet on the political violence front,” she said.