CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) — Between suspicious letters sent to election offices around the country last week and former President Donald Trump survived two attempted assassinations, election safety is top of mind. “I am concerned about the safety of the candidates,” said New Bedford resident, Lisa Peck. “I am concerned about the tone and the toxicity.” Last week, several suspicious letters were delivered to election offices across the country, including here in Rhode Island. “An employee did not recognize the piece of mail that had come in as one that was suspicious. So she did open it but as soon as she opened the top slot, she realized it matched the description of the alert that was received from the fusion center,” said Rhode Island Board of Elections Executive Director, Miguel Nunez. Nobody was harmed at the board of elections headquarters in Cranston and the FBI took over the investigation. The board of elections making sure it is prepared for anything that can happen, going through two of what they call TTX trainings ahead of November 5. The staff goes through scenario-based emergency response trainings seminars, which shows them how to react in situations like last week’s. “We want to make sure that the entire process for voters from beginning to end, from when they go in and show their identification to going into the voting booth and then inserting their ballot into the voting machine is as seamless as possible,” said Nunez. Categories: News