Kansas Elections Agency Receives Threats After Suspicious Letter

The top elections agency in Kansas faced intimidation and threats following a suspicious letter, leading to the evacuation of the building. (Photo: sandiegouniontribune)

Kansas Election Agency Faces Threat; No Harmful Substance Found, Investigation Ongoing

According to source, the top elections agency in Kansas faced intimidation and threats after receiving a suspicious letter on Tuesday, prompting authorities to intimidation and threats the building for the remainder of the day.

While the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) identified a suspect in the incident, no arrests were immediately announced. Preliminary testing of the substance in the letter indicated it was not harmful, and the building reopened the next day.

The KBI assured that the incident in Kansas seems unrelated to intimidation and threats containing a harmless white powder sent to Republican legislators in June. Authorities are still awaiting final tests on the substance from Tuesday’s letter. The secretary of state’s building, which also houses the state’s attorney general’s offices, is located near the Kansas Statehouse.

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This occurrence follows a recent trend where election offices in at least five states received intimidation and threats mail containing potentially dangerous opioid fentanyl. The motivation behind the intimidation and threats mail in other states remains unclear. Secretary of State Scott Schwab, a Republican, who has rejected unfounded claims about the 2020 election works in the building affected by the incident.

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins strongly condemned such political intimidation and threats emphasizing the unacceptability of such intimidation and threats in a tweet on Wednesday morning. The investigation into the suspicious letter is ongoing, and law enforcement is actively working to address the intimidation and threats.

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