Envelopes containing strange white powder and cryptic notes endangering electoral operations were sent to elections offices in multiple jurisdictions.
Recently, letters have been received by several offices in several states, including California, Georgia, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The Washington Post said that it was discovered that four of these letters contained traces of fentanyl, which is disturbing.
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The letters arrived on Wednesday and Thursday.
Images of a concerning letter and envelope that Linda Farmer, a Pierce County, Washington auditor, recently received at her Tacoma office, provided powerful proof. The letter highlighted the weaknesses in “ballot drops,” which are used in a few of states to safely collect absentee ballots.
“End elections now. Stop giving power to the right that they don’t have. We are in charge now and there is no more need for them,” the letter said.
Images of an LGBT pride flag, an antifa symbol, and a pentagram—which is frequently associated with Satanism—were included in the text.
Portland, Oregon is the postmark on the letter.
Tacoma police spokesman William Muse reportedly confirmed to the Seattle Times that the material discovered inside is baking soda.
The letter said “something to the effect of stopping the election,” Muse said.
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“There was no candidate that was identified. There was no religious-affiliated group identified. There was no political issue identified. It was just that vague statement,” he said.
“Law enforcement is working diligently to intercept any additional letters before they are delivered,” FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service stated on Thursday in a joint statement.
According to CBS News, during the state’s August primary, envelopes containing questionable materials were sent to King and Okanogan counties in Washington. A letter from Okanogan County was found to be safe, but a letter from King County tested positive for fentanyl traces.
California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber reports that the U.S. intercepted suspicious envelopes that were meant for election facilities in Sacramento and Los Angeles. The Post Office.
“Federal and state authorities are investigating the incident, but there has been no confirmation that these envelopes contained any toxic substances,” Weber said in a statement. “Nevertheless, we are advising local election offices to take precautions before handling mail that arrives at their facilities.”
The Post reported that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger disclosed that a Fulton County elections office was singled out for special attention. The state immediately sent naxalone to counteract any possible overdose from coming into contact with fentanyl in response to this incident.
“This is domestic terrorism, and it needs to be condemned by anyone that holds elected office and anyone that wants to hold elective office anywhere in America,” Raffensperger said.
Devon Ashbridge, an employee of the Lane County Elections Office in Eugene, Oregon, claims that no one who came into contact with the letter experienced any health problems.
“Someone attempted to terrorize our elections staff, and that’s not OK,” Ashbridge said.
ABC News reported that the Texas Department of Public Safety and the FBI are currently looking into a letter that was sent to the office of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Whether there is a connection between this letter and the ones sent to election offices is unknown at this time.
