An image of one of the letters indicated the intent was to 'end elections now'.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed that Fulton County, Georgia had been among the election offices targeted.
Intimidation and threats of violence against election officials have become commonplace since former President Donald J. Trump and other Republican officeholders began raising claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Suspicious letters, some containing fentanyl, were sent to election offices in at least five states.
The incidents occurred days after voting in a number of state elections and less than 10 weeks before the Iowa presidential nominating contest.
Federal and state authorities across the United States are investigating a series of suspicious letters sent to election offices in at least five states. The letters, some of which have tested positive for the presence of the potent opioid fentanyl, have caused delays in the counting of ballots in some local races.
The suspicious letters were intercepted by the United States Postal Service and were addressed to election offices in Sacramento and Los Angeles, California, as well as in Georgia, Oregon, and Washington. The incidents occurred days after voting in a number of state elections and less than 10 weeks before the Iowa presidential nominating contest.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed that Fulton County, Georgia had been among the election offices targeted. Raffensperger called on elected officials and political candidates to condemn the activity, invoking the death of his son due to a fentanyl overdose to convey the seriousness of the matter.
An image of one of the letters indicated the intent was to 'end elections now'. Officials in California also confirmed that the Postal Service 'intercepted two suspicious envelopes headed to local election facilities'. The Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI are investigating a letter containing an unknown substance that was sent to the Attorney General of Texas' office.
These incidents come as election offices nationwide are seeing a growing array of threats and aggressive behavior. Intimidation and threats of violence against election officials have become commonplace since former President Donald J. Trump and other Republican officeholders began raising claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
An image of one of the letters indicates the intent was to 'end elections now'.
Officials in California also confirmed that the Postal Service 'intercepted two suspicious envelopes headed to local election facilities'.
The Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI are investigating a letter containing an unknown substance that was sent to the Attorney General of Texas' office.
Raffensperger called on elected officials and political candidates to condemn the activity and invoked the death of his son due to a fentanyl overdose to convey the seriousness of the matter.
The letters come as election offices nationwide are seeing a growing array of threats and aggressive behavior that has followed baseless charges of election fraud in recent years.
Intimidation and threats of violence against election officials have become commonplace since former President Donald J. Trump and other Republican officeholders began raising claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
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Intimidation and threats of violence against election officials have become commonplace since former President Donald J. Trump and other Republican officeholders began raising claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 presidential election.