Voting hours extended to 10 p.m. in 2 Chester County polling places due to bomb threat: officials

The Government Services Center in Chester County was evacuated Tuesday after officials say there was a bomb threat.

Chester County Commissioners, Board of Elections Chair Josh Maxwell, tweeted to X, formerly known as Twitter, that there was a bomb threat to the Government Services Center in West Chester, PA.

According to Maxwell, Voter Services is located inside the services center.

The Government Services Center in Chester County was being searched by dogs Tuesday night.

In a press conference regarding the bomb threats, Governor Josh Shapiro said 'there is no credible threat to the public.'

Chester County election officials have redirected voters who vote at the two polling places located at the Government Services Center to nearby polling places where they will be able to cast their votes provisionally.

The voting hours for the two neighboring polling places have been extended to 10:00 p.m. for those voters only, Chester County officials say.