Bomb threat forces evacuation of Santa Clara County election office
Vote counting halted until the San Jose building can be judged safe to re-enter
SAN JOSE — A bomb threat caused officials to evacuate the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Office in San Jose on Saturday morning, NBC Bay Area reported.
The bomb threat was “communicated to” the registrar’s main facility on Berger Drive in North San Jose about 8 a.m. Saturday, leading to the evacuation of the building. Vote counting was suspended until the building can be cleared, according to the report.
Officials with the Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office as well as San Jose police, fire, bomb squad and hazmat teams responded to the incident.
The Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The San Jose Police Department did not provide comment given that the incident is under Sheriff’s Office jurisdiction.
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