At least two polling stations in Georgia were evacuated due to bomb fears and reopened after about 30 minutes, Reuters reported. According to CNN, 15 polling places in the state extended voting hours, 12 of them due to threat-related disruptions.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, accused Russia of trying to influence the election.
It seems like they are planning something evil. They don't want our elections to be smooth, fair and accurate, and if they can get us to fight each other, they can consider it a victory –he told reporters.
The Russian Embassy in Washington denied the accusations and described them as “malicious slander,” Reuters reported.
In Wisconsin, fake bomb threats were sent to two polling stations in the state capital, Madison, but did not disrupt voting.
An FBI representative said there were more than 20 alerts in Georgia, with the largest number in Fulton County. Police said threats were made at seven locations in DeKalb County, including five polling places.
An official from Raffensperger's office reported that The warning was sent from an email address used by Russians in an attempt to interfere in previous elections.