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FBI, suspicious packages and election officials

More than 20 election offices have been targeted with suspicious packages this week

Suspicious packages were sent this week to election offices in more than 20 states, leading to an FBI investigation, triggering evacuations and rattling staff, according to a CNN survey of state offices and Associated Press reporting.

Associated Press on MSN · 2d

The FBI is investigating suspicious packages sent to election officials in more than 15 states

The FBI and U.S. Postal Service are investigating suspicious packages that have been sent to or received by elections officials in at least eight states.

Yahoo · 1d

FBI investigating after Kentucky State Board of Elections receives suspicious package

The FBI and USPS are investigating a string of incidents in which suspicious packages were received at election offices, including in Kentucky.

Georgia, election board

Hartford Courant · 27m

In-person voting begins for presidential contest, kicking off sprint to Election Day

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In-person voting for this year’s presidential election began Friday, a milestone that kicked off a six-week sprint to Election Day after a summer of political turmoil.

Palm Beach Post · 6h

Georgia State Election Board to vote on controversial rule opposed by many local officials

The Georgia State Election Board is set to vote on a controversial measure Friday that would require local precincts to conduct hand counts.

Detroit News · 1h

In-person voting begins for the US presidential contest, kicking off the sprint to Election Day

Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won’t be tampered with.

Election, Postal Service

Yahoo · 5h

Voting by mail? Election workers are worried about issues at the Postal Service.

Top election officials last week sounded the alarm about ongoing delays within America’s mail delivery system and the potential effect on mail-in voting in the upcoming presidential election, a warning that comes as former President Donald Trump continues to sow distrust about how some of those ballots will be counted.

KHOU 11 · 16h

Postmaster General announces efforts to deliver mail ballots on time, amid concern from election officials

In a press conference Thursday, USPS leaders said they would take "extraordinary measures" to bolster the vote-by-mail process.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

US Postal Service says they're ready for mail-in ballots

Is USPS ready for the election? Post office and elections officials at odds over the mail's capability ahead of November.

6hon MSNOpinion

OPINION: Voter misinformation is a big problem. Election officials say it's getting worse.

Poll workers and election officials didn't take on this work to get disparaged with disinformation or threatened by people ...

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Election officials prepare for threats with panic buttons, bulletproof glass

Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day to keep their workers ...

1dOpinion

New Emails Expose Election Officials’ Plot to Unleash Chaos

New polling finds that 67% of Americans are feeling anxious about the presidential election in November. Thursday Night ...

Trump’s Talk of Prosecution Rattles Election Officials

The former president has long claimed, despite evidence to the contrary, that elections are corrupt. What if he carries ...

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In-person voting for the presidential election begins in three states

The election season is officially kicking off Friday with three states opening up early in-person voting for the 2024 ...

16hon MSN

Battleground state election officials push back against noncitizen voting 'myth'

Election officials from six swing states gathered in Michigan to talk about efforts they are undertaking to ensure the ...

Michigan Advance1h

In Michigan, bipartisan election officials from battleground states outline election safeguards

As part of a push from the nonpartisan group Keep Our Republic to demystify the election process, key elections officials ...

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