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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Julie Carr Smyth

Several New Jersey polling places receive threats similar to ones that disrupted voting last year

Election 2025 America Votes - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Law enforcement and election officials in New Jersey acted swiftly Tuesday to secure polling places following a series of bomb threats later determined to be unfounded.

Lieutenant Governor Tahesha Way, who also serves as the state's top election official, said the threats had been emailed to seven counties, including Passaic, a key swing county where the Department of Justice had sent election monitors.

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