Suspicious envelope closes polling place in Jefferson Parish briefly

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 21:32 · Archive

An envelope with a suspicious liquid stain forced the closure of an early voting location in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana on the final day of early voting.

Early voting at the Joseph S. Yenni government building in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana was temporarily disrupted on Tuesday when a Registrar of Voters employee handling an envelope noticed a suspicious liquid stain. Parish Safety and Security Department followed hazmat protocol and closed the fifth floor of the building, which houses an early voting location, shortly before 2 p.m.

The closure lasted approximately 90 minutes. First responders and hazmat personnel inspected the envelope and gave the all-clear, allowing the floor and polling place to reopen around 3:30 p.m. The Louisiana Secretary of State's office confirmed that early voting locations in the parish remained open through 6 p.m., and voters were able to cast ballots either at the Yenni building or at one of four other locations in the parish.

How it is being reported

• Stained envelope disrupts last day of early voting at Yenni Building in Jefferson ParishVoters redirected to different polling places 'out of an abundance of caution'KNOE · 27 Oct, 20:43
• Stained envelope disrupts last day of early voting at Yenni Building in Jefferson ParishVoters redirected to different polling places 'out of an abundance of caution'WAFB · 27 Oct, 20:43

In this story: Jefferson Parish · Joseph S. Yenni government building · Louisiana Secretary of State · Rachel Strassel

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