Georgia election officials had to evacuate two polling locations outside of Atlanta on Election Day after a “foreign state actor” called in what were eventually deemed non-credible bomb threats, according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed Tuesday a bomb threat was made against a polling place, but he said it was of Russian origin and not credible. Raffensperger later clarified in a subsequent press conference that the threat affected between five and seven precincts in multiple Georgia counties.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (John Spink/Associated Press) Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said bomb threats originating from Russia were directed at polling places around the state, causing brief voting delays at a couple of ...