These threats have, in some cases, delayed voting and thus delayed counting,” Easterly said. She described the threats as “one of many disruptions … within an incredibly complex event that involves hundreds of thousands of election workers and tens of thousands of polling places.

Bomb threats have been made to the New York state offices of the people who euthanized Peanut the Squirrel, leading to employees being given the option of continuing their duties remotely.Employees at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) were told they could work from home Monday and Tuesday,