ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — The Orange County Supervisor of Elections building on Kaley Street was briefly evacuated Thursday afternoon after reports of a suspicious package, Orlando police said.
Orlando firefighters said the package was a ballot sealed inside a plastic baggie.
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The supervisor of elections said staff identified the suspicious envelope among vote-by-mail ballots delivered to the office.
Out of an abundance of caution, they said the deputy stationed at the office evacuated the warehouse where vote-by-mail processing happens and called in firefighters.
Police said the building was safely evacuated just before 3:30 p.m. and that the situation was resolved minutes later.
The investigation shut down west Kaley Street and Lucerne Avenue.
Stay tuned to Channel 9 Eyewitness News for updates.
UPDATE: The situation has been resolved. Kaley Ave is now open. Lucerne Ave remains closed as the remaining assisting units are safely leaving the area.
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) October 22, 2020
