Another Southern California ballot processing center receives bomb threat 

A third Southern California ballot processing center has confirmed that they received a bomb threat in the wake of the 2024 election. 

According to Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean Logan, the Norwalk headquarters of their office was the recipient of a bomb threat on Saturday. 

“A thorough investigation is underway, and comprehensive sweeps have been conducted at our Norwalk office and Ballot Processing Center,” Logan said. 

No threats were found, Logan added. He did not elaborate how the bomb threat was sent.

“These threats and efforts to disrupt the legal, transparent and secure process of counting all eligible ballots have no place in our electoral process,” he continued. “The safety of the employees working to complete the canvass of the election and the security of the ballots are our priority.” 

The threats to the Norwalk headquarters come days after the Orange County Registrar of Voters confirmed that they had a bomb threat called in to their ballot processing center in Santa Ana. Officials with the Riverside County Registrar of Voters also confirmed a bomb threat was called into their office on Friday. 

The facilities were evacuated for 15 and five minutes, respectively. 

Bomb threats have been reported at ballot processing centers across the country; the FBI stated last week that many appeared to come from Russia. 

As of Sunday, it was not clear if the threats to the California sites originated from Russia. 

Officials with each ballot processing center are working with federal and state investigators to ensure the safety of employees and find our the source of the bomb threats.