Election offices in two states get disrupted by mysterious threats
Several election offices got bomb-threats which forced workers to stop ballot-counting in Maryland and California. Law enforcement found no real danger and counting will continue after short pause
Election workers had to leave their posts when bomb-threats hit multiple vote-counting places in Maryland and California yesterday (which caused a quick stop to ballot processing)
Marylandʼs elections chief Jared DeMarinis spoke about the situation: some buildings got cleared-out but everyone stayed safe. The Baltimore County police checked things out real quick; they got an email with the threat but found nothing bad.
Safety is a top concern - but we WILL resume canvassing tomorrow. Cowardly threats whether from abroad or not shall not deter us
Over in California two places got hit: Orange Countyʼs Santa Ana office and Riverside Countys central counting spot had to stop work. K-9 units searched both places (they found zero explosives) and workers will get back to counting today
Both Gavin Newsom and Wes Moore - the states governors - said theyre watching things close and helping local teams. This comes just days after the presidential race where Donald Trump won against Kamala Harris; FBI says similar threats hit five other states on election day from what looked like Russian emails
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Arizona
- Wisconsin
- Pennsylvania
The feds are looking into these new threats while local teams keep working to finish up counting votes from local state and national races
