Bomb Threat Suspends Voting at Beverly Elementary School in Toledo
Poll workers and voters were safely evacuated before voting resumed, while Frank LaRose said bomb threats turned out to be phonies.
An Ohio Voted sticker displayed at an Ohio polling site on Election Day.
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A bomb threat reported at Beverly Elementary School disrupted voting on Election Day, forcing an emergency evacuation of the polling location. Officials from Toledo Public Schools confirmed the school had received the threat just before 10:50 a.m. The Lucas County Board of Elections said poll workers and voters were safely evacuated and law enforcement quickly cleared the scene. Voting at Beverly Elementary School was suspended for roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes before officials received an all-clear around 12:15 p.m. to re-enter the building.
Lucas County Board of Elections Director LaVera Scott said initially that additional voting machines were being brought to the school, and voters would vote outside. During the evacuation, police safety protocols prohibited staff from removing voted ballots or backup pollbooks from the building, according to Monaco.
Monaco clarified that precinct staff recorded names strictly for voters who had already checked in and received a paper ballot prior to the evacuation order. This administrative step ensures those specific voters can return to vote a regular ballot rather than being flagged to vote provisionally. According to Monaco, only one voter chose to leave during the evacuation, while the remaining voters chose to stay on-site until the building was cleared.
Purported statements attributed to a police sergeant named Nasser regarding the disruption were circulated online by an artificial intelligence aggregator Tuesday, but those remarks remained unconfirmed in primary local coverage by Toledo news outlets.
Under Ohio law, standard polling places close at 7:30 p.m., though any voter who is physically in line by 7:30 p.m. is legally permitted to cast their vote. Extending polling hours beyond 7:30 p.m. following an emergency disruption requires a court order issued by a Common Pleas judge. Lucas County Board of Elections Deputy Director Timothy Monaco was unable to comment Tuesday afternoon on whether the board will petition for extended hours. Voters affected by the morning disruption who had not yet voted were encouraged to return to Beverly Elementary School before 7:30 p.m.
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said bomb threats in isolated Ohio locations have all turned out to be phonies. LaRose said traffic to the state website will stay high until around 11 p.m., when he expects most races have been called and just the last 10% of precincts remain. From 11 p.m. until 1 or 2 in the morning, election officials will be getting that last 10% in before releasing boards for the night.
In central Ohio, polling locations operated normally throughout the day, with no bomb threats, security disruptions or evacuations occurring in Franklin County.
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A bomb threat reported at Beverly Elementary School disrupted voting on Election Day, forcing an emergency evacuation of the polling location.
Voting at Beverly Elementary School was suspended for roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes before officials received an all-clear around 12:15 p.m. to re-enter the building.
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Voting was suspended for roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes before officials received an all-clear around 12:15 p.m. to re-enter the building.
During the evacuation, police safety protocols prohibited staff from removing voted ballots or backup pollbooks from the building, according to Monaco.
Monaco clarified that precinct staff recorded names strictly for voters who had already checked in and received a paper ballot prior to the evacuation order.
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He clarified that precinct staff recorded names strictly for voters who had already checked in and received a paper ballot prior to the evacuation order.
This administrative step ensures those specific voters can return to vote a regular ballot rather than being flagged to vote provisionally.
According to Monaco, only one voter chose to leave during the evacuation, while the remaining voters chose to stay on-site until the building was cleared.
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According to Monaco, only one voter opted to soil their ballot and leave during the evacuation, while the remaining voters chose to stay on-site until the building was cleared.
Under Ohio law, standard polling places close at 7:30 p.m., though any voter who is physically in line by 7:30 p.m. is legally permitted to cast their vote.
Extending polling hours beyond 7:30 p.m. following an emergency disruption requires a court order issued by a Common Pleas judge.
Lucas County Board of Elections Deputy Director Timothy Monaco was unable to comment Tuesday afternoon on whether the board will petition for extended hours.
Voters affected by the morning disruption who had not yet voted were encouraged to return to Beverly Elementary School before 7:30 p.m.
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Voters affected by the morning disruption who have not yet voted are encouraged to return to Beverly Elementary School before 7:30 p.m.
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Officials from Toledo Public Schools confirmed the school had received the threat just before 10:50 a.m.
The Lucas County Board of Elections said poll workers and voters were safely evacuated and law enforcement quickly cleared the scene.
Lucas County Board of Elections Director LaVera Scott said initially that additional voting machines were being brought to the school, and voters would vote outside.
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Lucas County Board of Elections Director Lavera Scott said initially that additional voting machines were being brought to the school, and voters would vote outside.
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said bomb threats in isolated Ohio locations have all turned out to be phonies.
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They've all turned out to be phonies, but it's unfortunately very easy for somebody to do. It's very impactful. So we've seen that happening in other states. We've seen it to a lesser extent in a few isolated locations in Ohio.
LaRose said traffic to the state website will stay high until around 11 p.m., when he expects most races have been called and just the last 10% of precincts remain.
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LaRose said traffic to the website will stay high until around 11 p.m., when he expects most races have been called and just the last 10% of precincts remain.
From 11 p.m. until 1 or 2 in the morning, election officials will be getting that last 10% in before releasing boards for the night.
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So from 11 p.m. until 1 or 2 in the morning, that's when we're getting that last 10% in. And then as the boards get complete, we will call them and release them for the night. They get to go home.