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Election Offices in at Least 32 States Have Received Suspicious Letters
WIRED contacted officials in all 50 states and Washington, DC to uncover the extent of a harassment campaign ahead of the midterms.
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At 12:20 pm last Tuesday, an official in the Louisiana secretary of state’s office opened a mailed letter and white powder fell out. The office was immediately evacuated and the employee was rushed to the emergency room. The employee was not injured and subsequent tests showed that the substance was not harmful. By Wednesday, the office was back open.
“Tuesday’s event did not impact any election operations in preparation for the upcoming election,” Trey Williams, a spokesperson for Louisiana’s secretary…
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