Nov 5, 2024 8:07 PM EDT

Bomb threats disrupt voting in DeKalb County, Georgia

Before polls closed in DeKalb County, officials said seven locations, including five polling places, received bomb threats.

Voting is temporarily suspended at the polling precincts. County officials plan to reopen the affected facilities, including community centers, libraries and a church, once police conduct bomb sweeps to confirm there are no threats. County officials plan to extend voting in the Democratic Atlanta suburb.

Other Georgia counties received bomb threats earlier Tuesday. The threats in Fulton and Gwinnett Counties were found to be non-credible, though the FBI has warned that there could be an amplified level of foreign influence that could last beyond election night.

“Rest assured that we are working quickly to ensure every voter will have an opportunity to cast their ballot despite these bomb threats,” Keisha Smith, DeKalb elections director, said in a statement.