Overview

• Suspicious letters containing fentanyl, a potent opioid, were sent to election offices in at least five states, including Georgia and Nevada. Some of the letters were intercepted before reaching their intended destination.
• The letters forced the evacuation of some election offices and delayed ballot counting in some local races. Authorities have launched an investigation and are looking to intercept any additional letters.
• Those targeted included Fulton County in Georgia, a large voting jurisdiction in a key presidential swing state. In response, officials are sending the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to the office as a precaution.
• Washington state's Pierce County auditor's office released images of a letter it had received, which was postmarked in Portland, Oregon and read in part, "End elections now." A similar message was found in a letter sent during the August primary which also contained fentanyl.
• Authorities condemn these actions as 'domestic terrorism'. The letters have been associated with increasing threats and aggressive behavior towards election workers following baseless claims of election fraud.