Voters wait in line on Nov. 5, 2024, at a polling location in Chandler. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror
Arizona is one of several states where polling places have received bomb threats that the FBI is saying originated from Russia.
“As for bomb threats in Arizona, they pertained to four specific locations in Navajo County only,” Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said in a press briefing Tuesday afternoon. Fontes called the threats “unsubstantiated” and the threats are believed to have Russian origin but would not elaborate further.
The FBI has said that “several states” have seen bomb threats against particular polling locations and that the threats originate from Russian email domains. None of the threats have been deemed credible.
The threats in Arizona did not cause polling places to close and Fontes said that no voters were turned away due to them.
“We don’t have any reason to believe anyone is in jeopardy,” Fontes said.
Similar bomb threats caused disruptions in Georgia where election officials are now seeking a court order to allow select polling places to remain open past the 7 pm deadline.
Fontes would not give further information on which polling places were targeted and an email to the Navajo County Elections Department was not immediately returned. Other swing states have received similar threats.
This is a breaking story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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