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Arizona polling places received ‘baseless’ bomb threats
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Arizona polling places received ‘baseless’ bomb threats

Isolated delays in voting at several polling places across the country have led local officials to request extensions of voting hours, which typically occur during each election cycle.

An election worker walks near voting machines at the Fulton County Election Center and Operations Center, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta, Missouri.

An election worker walks near voting machines at the Fulton County Election Center and Operations Center, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta, Missouri.

Among those sites whose hours have been extended are the following:

Cobb County, Georgia (20 minutes)

A judge granted Cobb County’s request to keep two polling places open an additional 20 minutes until 7:20 p.m. ET due to delays in opening due to “equipment issues,” the county said in a statement.

Gwinnett County, Georgia (58 minutes)

A judge granted Gwinnett County’s request to keep two polling places open for an additional 58 minutes until 7:58 p.m. ET due to a security threat that prompted a temporary evacuation today.

Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (90 minutes)

A judge granted Luzerne County’s request to extend voting for 90 minutes until 9:30 p.m. ET after a polling place in Laflin opened late.

Cambria County, Pennsylvania (2 hours)

A Pennsylvania judge ordered voting hours extended by two hours in Cambria County after scanners failed to read ballot markings and tabulate votes.

Wilson County and Burke County, North Carolina (30 minutes)

The North Carolina State Board of Elections approved extending voting hours by 30 minutes in two precincts after both opened late this morning due to technical issues.

Fulton County, Georgia (various)

Due to today’s threats that required a brief evacuation of five different polling locations, the Fulton County Superior Court issued a ruling this afternoon allowing the extension of voting hours at the Etris Darnell Community Center until 7:45 pm ET , at CH Gullatt Elementary School until 7:15 p.m. ET, Southwest Arts Center until 7:43 p.m. ET, Northwood Elementary School until 7:45 p.m. ET, and Lake Forest Elementary School until 7:10 p.m. ET