A bomb threat was called in to a Dauphin County polling location, according to County Elections Director Chris Spackman.

The threat came in around 3 p.m. at Paxtonia Elementary in Lower Paxton Township.

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An administrative lockdown was triggered, which lasted about 15-20 minutes. The threat affected 20 voters, who were not able to vote at that exact time.

There were no students in the school because it was a teacher in-service day.

Eventually, the threat was deemed non-credible and the polling location reopened.

Spackman says the polling place is safe and voters shouldn’t be afraid to go there. Polls close at 8 p.m.

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