Joe Biden is only about 50,000 votes apart from winning the state against President Donald Trump. If Biden wins the state, it would be the first time a Democrat won since 1992. Greg Bluestein, Atlanta Journal Constitution newspaper reporter, joins Smith to discuss. For access to live and exclusive video from CNBC subscribe to CNBC PRO: https://cnb.cx/2NGeIvi

Georgia has about 60,000 ballots left to count and the tally in the swing state is expected to be completed Thursday, state election officials said at a morning news conference.

Most of the outstanding ballots remain in Chatham, Fulton, Clayton and Gwinnett counties. Results from Chatham County have been slow because the county’s registration system is separate from its election division.

With tight vote margins between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, state election officials say ballot counters are facing heightened pressure.

“Fast is great. We appreciate fast. We more appreciate accuracy,” said Gabriel Sterling, voting system implementation manager for Georgia’s secretary of state.

Voters have until Friday to correct signatures or otherwise “cure” ballots with errors. Provisional ballots will also be dealt with by Friday.

Georgia election officials confirmed the possibility of a statewide recount. State laws allow a request for recount if the official results’ margin is 0.5% or less. Election officials said every county has high-capacity scanners fit to conduct a recount if necessary.

The state’s presidential race is still too close to call, according to NBC News projections. Trump leads by 0.4% with 96% of the vote in, NBC News projects.

At stake in Georgia are 16 electoral votes. Biden has 253 electoral votes to Trump’s 214 in the race for 270, according to NBC News projections with five states still uncalled.

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