At least two polling stations in Georgia’s Fulton County, a Democratic stronghold, were the targets of hoax bomb threats as Election Day voting was underway. According to officials, the fake threats originated from Russia. The polling sites were briefly evacuated until the threats were assessed, and will now stay open past the state’s 7 p.m. deadline.
Georgia’s Secretary of State says Russia doesn’t “want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election,” and links bomb threats to Russians.https://t.co/QaKuCh12oG pic.twitter.com/LXIdC4tBoG
— USA TODAY Politics (@usatodayDC) November 5, 2024
From Reuters:
Those two locations in Fulton County both re-opened after about 30 minutes, officials said, and the county is seeking a court order to extend the location’s voting hours past the statewide 7 p.m. deadline.
Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger blamed Russian interference for the Election Day bomb hoaxes.
“They’re up to mischief, it seems. They don’t want us to have a smooth, fair and accurate election, and if they can get us to fight among ourselves, they can count that as a victory,” Raffensperger told reporters.
“None of the threats have been determined to be credible thus far,” the FBI said in a statement, adding that election integrity was among the bureau’s highest priorities.
Read more at Reuters.
Three polling locations in major blue areas of Fulton, Cobb, and Gwinnett counties are going to stay open later because of bomb threats originating from Russia.
MAGA clowns were celebrating the disruption until they found out folks will now be able to vote even later. #gapol pic.twitter.com/T2QHFPC8iP — Blue Georgia (@BlueATLGeorgia) November 5, 2024
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