Election offices in over half of Minnesota counties have received bomb threats since Friday, secretary of state's office says
MINNEAPOLIS — Dozens of election offices in Minnesota have received bomb threats since Friday, the Minnesota secretary of state's office announced on Tuesday. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon says that election offices in over half of the ...
Election Day bomb threats overwhelmingly targeted Democrat-leaning counties
Maricopa County, Arizona, which Biden won by a slim margin, has consistently been the subject of election denialism conspiracy theories. The other five — Michigan’s Wayne County, Pennsylvania’s Philadelphia County and Georgia’s DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties — were some of the largest Democratic strongholds in their respective states.
Election Day Bomb Threats: Swing States Face Threats Blamed On Russia—Here’s What We Know
Voting in multiple battleground states was disrupted on Tuesday as numerous polling places received death threats, many of which the FBI said it determined had ties to Russia, prolonging polling place hours and raising the specter of election interference.
Bomb threats made against more than half of Minnesota county election offices, state says
Election offices in over half of Minnesota’s 87 counties have received bomb threats since Friday, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Tuesday.
Bomb threats emailed to election offices in 'over half' of Minnesota counties
Election officials say they're working with authorities after bomb threats were emailed to more than half of the state's counties since Friday. "Threats of violence against election workers aimed at disrupting our democracy,
Russian bomb threats were 'outrageous' but election was secure: US official
Polling places in Democratic-leaning areas of five swing states received bomb threats that officials said likely came from Russia.
More than half of Minnesota county election offices have received bomb threats
Election offices in more than half of the state’s counties have received emailed bomb threats since Nov. 8, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State’s office. “Threats of violence against election workers, aimed at disrupting our democracy ...
Over half of Minnesota election offices have been sent bomb threats
"Although Election Day is over, election officials across the state are continuing to verify that the election was free, fair, accurate, and secure," Secretary of State Steve Simon said.
Georgia secretary of state says there were over 60 bomb threats during election
Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger gave remarks on the election as counties were due to complete certification on Tuesday.
More than half of Minnesota county election offices receive bomb threats since Nov. 8
The threats come as election workers are still in the process of verifying the results of the 2024 election. Election offices in more than half of Minnesota’s counties have been targeted with emailed bomb threats since Nov.
Local boards of elections in Maryland safe after emailed bomb threats
The State Board of Elections is coordinating with federal officials after 15 local boards of elections received bomb threats as votes were being counted Friday, according to Maryland’s elections administrator.
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Hoax bomb threats sent to at least 32 Pa. counties on Election Day, police say
At least 32 Pennsylvania counties, including some of the commonwealth’s most populous, received Election Day bomb threats that interrupted voting in some places and delayed ballot counting ...
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Partnerships Helped Secure Election Day Against New Threats
Election officials and law enforcement worked together to fend off Election Day threats, with a new tactic emerging: hoax bomb threats made against polling sites with the aim to disrupt voting.
Bomb threats, bad ballot scanners and a rogue precinct judge: Election Day in Pennsylvania
Secretary of State Al Schmidt said of the bomb threats, "Our voters are not going to be intimidated" after threats were sent ...