Key Takeaways
- Bomb threats have caused delays in polling in multiple swing states, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, and Georgia.
- The FBI is investigating the threats, which some have deemed non-credible.
- Voting delays and extended hours have been reported in some areas, including Clearfield County in Pennsylvania.
New York: In multiple swing states – Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia, a string of reported bomb threats was received at polling places, causing delays in the voting.
The FBI is engaged with local law enforcement and officials in four states, a law enforcement official told CNN.
The states that have received these threats — Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Georgia — evacuated polling places in the wake of the threats, some of which the FBI previously confirmed originated from Russian email domains and deemed non-credible.
Pennsylvania: A threat prompted the evacuation of a government building in West Chester, where voting services are located, according to Josh Maxwell, chair of the Chester County Board of Elections. The building was being searched by dogs and would be back in service shortly if nothing is found, Maxwell said in a social media post.
Separately, a Pennsylvania judge extended voting in Clearfield County until 9 p.m. following a bomb threat at the Clearfield County Administrative Building where votes were being cast.
Michigan and Georgia: Several bomb threats at a few Michigan and Georgia polling places caused delays in the vote as security officials cleared the locations. Twelve voting locations in Georgia had their hours extended due to bomb threats, according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, as well as three additional polling locations due to “normal causes.”
Wisconsin also received threats apparently aimed at disrupting voting, a US official said.
Arizona’s Navajo County also received “unsubstantiated” bomb threats at four locations, and state officials have “reason to believe” that the threats originated in Russia, Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said.
