Election officials say they're working with authorities after bomb threats were emailed into more than half of the state's counties since Friday.

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'Over half' of Minnesota election offices were emailed bomb threats

The threats come as election workers are still in the process of verifying the results of the 2024 election.

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More than half of Minnesota county election offices receive bomb threats since Nov. 8

Election offices in over half of Minnesota’s 87 counties have received bomb threats since Friday, Secretary of State Steve Simon said Tuesday. Simon’s office said it has received reports from state, county and federal officials saying that threats were sent via email over the past few days. The office did not report which counties have been affected. The threats come as election officials begin to meet for canvassing, recounts and post-election …

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Bomb threats made against more than half of Minnesota county election offices, state says

As general election canvassing begins, Secretary of State Steve Simon reported Tuesday that election offices have received threats via email

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Election office bomb threats reported in more than half of Minnesota counties since Friday

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — We’re one week out from the election and county election offices in Minnesota have been getting e-mail bomb threats ever since. The Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State says over half of the counties in the state have received them. The threats have been reported by county, state and federal partners. Steve Simon says over the next few weeks, counties will be canvassing the election, certifying election results, an…

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Minnesota county election offices receive bomb threats

State officials say a number of election offices in Minnesota have received email bomb threats since last Friday.

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Minnesota election offices receive emailed bomb threat

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E-mailed bomb threats have targeted more than half of Minnesota’s election offices since Nov. 8. St. Louis county has not been targeted, though, according to a county spokesperson Tuesday night. Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following statement: “Threats of violence against election workers, aimed at disrupting our democracy, are absolutely unacceptable. Although election day is over, election officials across the state are…

'Over half' of Minnesota election offices were emailed bomb threats

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