Several New Jersey polling places receive threats similar to ones that disrupted voting last year

[Jilly_in_VA]

Law enforcement and election officials in New Jersey acted swiftly Tuesday to secure polling places following a series of bomb threats later determined to be unfounded.

Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way, who also serves as the state’s top election official, said the threats had been emailed to seven counties, including Passaic, a key swing county where the Department of Justice had sent election monitors.

“Law enforcement has determined that there are no credible threats at this time,” Way said. “We are doing everything in our power to protect voters and poll workers and coordinate closely with state, local and federal partners to ensure a smooth and safe election.”

The threats came as the final day of voting began in the state’s closely-watched race for governor and a year after a series of bomb threats disrupted voting during last year’s presidential election, mostly in battleground states. Bomb threat hoaxes also circulated in Springfield, Ohio, last year after Donald Trump during the campaign amplified false claims of Haitian immigrants there abducting and eating pets.

The threats Tuesday involved polling places in Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic counties, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said in a statement. Some polling locations had already reopened to the public, he said, while voters at others were being directed to nearby polling locations to cast their ballot.

https://apnews.com/article/election-2025-voting-threats-monitors-ballots-225eba3f30c8697924fc166ed9996736

Here we go again. Expect more of this next year....

[lostincalifornia]

1. Another reason to vote by mail. Here in California they give voters the

ultimate flexibility.

Frankly I don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to vote by mail if given the opportunity.

California notifies the voter when the ballot was received and counted.