In the state of Georgia, five – false – bomb threats at polling stations caused disorder, leading to temporary evacuations in two communities in Fulton County for about half an hour, said Nadine Williams, an official local county office, in a statement to the press.
“We have heard threats of Russian origin,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said during a press briefing, believing that the threats came from Russia.
For its part, Cambria County in Pennsylvania announced a problem in the polling station machines and said it was postponing the opening of polling stations until 10 p.m. local time.
In New York State, a man was arrested for threatening to attack a polling station. He went to the polling station in Fowler, on the border with Canada, around 6:30 a.m. local time, but was informed that he was not allowed to vote, having been found guilty of a crime.
In response, the man threatened to return with a gun or burn the place, according to a police statement relayed by the Associated Press. He was arrested shortly after fleeing and taken to the police station for questioning.
“We currently do not have any nationally significant incidents impacting the security of our election infrastructure,” said Cait Conley, senior advisor to the director of the US Cybersecurity Agency (Cisa), during a relayed press briefing. by Associated Press.
