A person died at a polling station in Killingly, Connecticut, on Tuesday.
Officials said it was an untimely death.
The person has not been identified and no further details were provided.
The Newhaven Register reported:
Officials have confirmed that a person died at a polling location in Killingly on Election Day.
“It’s a tragedy, a life was lost,” said Ronnell Higgins, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, at a Tuesday press conference, held at the State Emergency Operations Center in the State Armory. He said it was an untimely death and there were no suspicious circumstances.
Higgins did not identify the person who died or give further details.
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said voting was not interrupted.
“We have spent more than a year preparing for today, and we are ready,” Higgins said.
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