Overview
- State and local officials reported emailed threats to polling places in seven counties — Bergen, Essex, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, and Passaic — prompting evacuations, sweeps, and temporary relocations.
- Voting continued after law enforcement secured sites, with some locations reopening and others directing voters to alternate polling places; several school buildings serving as polling sites saw closures or moves.
- The FBI said many messages appeared to originate from Russian email domains and confirmed it is assisting state and local probes, while noting none of the threats have been deemed credible so far.
- PIX11 and the New York Daily News reported a juvenile from North Brunswick was arrested in connection with a threat at Livingston Park Elementary in Middlesex County, with no explosives found.
- New Jersey leaders urged voters to report suspicious activity and pledged accountability, highlighting coordinated efforts by the Attorney General’s Office, the Division of Elections, local police, and federal partners.