NJ Attorney General Addresses Bomb Threats at Polling Stations

Election Security and Bomb Threats

• 🚨 New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin reassured voters that election interference will not be tolerated and that elections will be free, fair, and safe.
• 📧 Bomb threats were received via email at approximately two dozen polling sites across about eight counties in New Jersey.
• 🚓 Law enforcement responded immediately, secured the sites, and almost all have since reopened.
• ⚠️ Platkin emphasized that there is no indication any of the threats were credible.

Voter Turnout and Access

• 📈 Over the past eight years, New Jersey has expanded access to voting, seeing significant increases in early in-person voting and vote by mail.
• 🗳️ Officials hope everyone who wants to vote will cast their ballot, highlighting voting as a fundamental right.

Federal Funding and Legal Challenges

• ⚖️ The Attorney General addressed concerns about the federal administration potentially unlawfully withholding or threatening federal funding.
• 💰 Platkin stated that New Jersey has successfully taken legal action dozens of times to restore billions in federal funding for essential services like SNAP, education, healthcare, and housing for seniors.
• 🏛️ He affirmed that if the administration violates the law and harms New Jersey residents, the state is prepared to go to court to protect them.

Gateway Project

• 🌉 Regarding the Gateway Project, while Governor Murphy champions it, the state is monitoring the situation closely.
• 🚧 Although the president made comments, the understanding is that the project has not been affected by federal funding threats.