Suspicious Package Sent to Minnesota Secretary of State’s Office, Prompting Evacuation

Election officials in multiple states have received similar packages in recent months.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon speaks during a test of voting machines in St Louis Park, Minn., on Oct. 23, 2018. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

A “suspicious” package was delivered to the Office of Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon on Sept. 27, prompting an evacuation and investigation, his office said in a statement.

The package was addressed to the office with a return address to the “United States Traitor Elimination Army,” according to the statement.