New bomb threats Tuesday at seven locations during the final hour before polling locations closed forced Georgia election officials to extend voting hours in the Atlanta suburb of DeKalb County.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who earlier in the day said several "noncredible" bomb threats believed to be from Russia disrupted voting, confirmed the latest threats.
"We've had these bomb threats, and obviously the FBI has said they're not realistic, but due to that, there will be precinct extensions," Raffensperger said in a press conference at 6:45 p.m. local time Tuesday, the Washington Examiner reported.
"I'm frustrated as an American that people are threatening other Americans."
DeKalb County said five voting precincts received threats. The Examiner said 15 precincts across the region will remain open later to make up for the time lost due to evacuations at the affected sites.
Census Bureau data from 2023 show that 53% of residents in DeKalb County are black and 37% are white, the Examiner reported.
"Every asset that we have will be deployed to ensure that every citizen who wants to vote will be given that opportunity and every vote cast will be counted," DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond said in a statement Tuesday evening.
Earlier, threats prompted temporary evacuations of at least two sites and county officials are seeking to keep those sites open for an extra 30 minutes to make up for the lost time.
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