The Bucks County Board of Elections received a bomb threat as the counting of votes began Tuesday night.
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James O’Malley, a county spokesman, confirmed the threat was received and quickly investigated. It was determined to be unfounded and vote counting continued in Doylestown Borough.
Similar threats came into Chester, Centre, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties, according to statements and news reports.
The Bucks County threat is believed to be similar to the ones received by other county election offices, O’Malley said.
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In an election night press conference, Gov. Josh Shapiro told reporters local, state, and federal law enforcement were probing the threats.
The governor said threats to polling places earlier in the day were not found to be credible.
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The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office called the threats a “hoax” and said it was “believed to have been a coordinated attempt to disrupt swing state voting from an overseas source.”
Security for the delivery and tallying of ballots was tight at the Bucks County Administration with law enforcement and armed security monitoring the building. Local police put on extra officers in case problems arose.
Federal authorities warned ahead of the 2024 election that foreign actors were attempting to cause disruption leading up to, during, and after the election.
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Last month, a hoax video falsely claiming to show ballots being ripped up in Bucks County was deemed to be from a foreign source, federal officials said.
Reporter Marion Callahan contributed to this report.
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