Powder in mail ballot prompts hazmat response at Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections discovered an unidentified power while processing a returned Vote-by-Mail ballot Wednesday afternoon. A portion of areas were vacated in the operations center, and notified emergency management officials.

The piece of mail came into the Board of Elections around 2 p.m., and in accordance with established emergency response protocols, staff immediately secured the area.