Bomb threat at polling location prompts pause in voting, Elections PEI says - News Summed Up

Bomb threat at polling location prompts pause in voting, Elections PEI says


Leanne Butler confirmed there was bomb threat, saying someone found a note inside the polling station at the Assumption Parish Centre in Stratford. Elections PEI decided there was a risk to staff and the building was evacuated around 1 p.m. as would-be voters were trying to cast their ballots. Article Continued BelowAround 3:30 p.m., Elections PEI issued a statement saying voting would resume at the centre. Elections P.E.I. had originally said the polling station would remain open until 9 p.m., but they agency later changed the timing.


Source: thestar April 23, 2019 17:21 UTC



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