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Preparation Kept Bomb Threats from Disrupting the 2024 Elections

Advance coordination between law enforcement and election officials allowed for a smooth Election Day, despite hundreds of threats. Future elections need the same.

In addition, we saw explosive devices detonating on ballot drop boxes across multiple states in the Pacific Northwest, hoax calls claiming active shooters at schools serving as polling sites in the Northeast, and law enforcement deploying to voting locations across America in response. As explained by Kelley, a former chair of the Committee for Safe and Secure Elections, in congressional testimony, “I believe there are ways to address these growing threats while remaining steadfast in our resolve to recognize that the mere presence of law enforcement in the polls can be viewed as intimidation.” This sort of interstate collaboration in response to physical threats “at minimum, was not routine, and more realistically, simply didn’t happen before the 2024 cycle,” explained Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell of Wisconsin.

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