CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Former Congressman Dennis Kucinich found a public back door to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections building unlocked Saturday afternoon.

Kucinich said he was on his way to vote around 2:15 p.m. since the Board of Elections, which is at Euclid Avenue and East 30th Street, is typically open on a Saturday, he said.

"I went to the back entrance and I entered and then the alarm went off and I said, 'That's odd,'" Kucinich said.

He took the elevators up to the second floor and then to the third floor to tell someone that the alarm was going off, he said.

"There was no one in the building," Kucinich said. "The rear door of the Board of Elections was unlocked."

In #Cleveland at #Cty Bd of Elections. I went to vote, opened door, entered bldg, and discovered no one was in the bldg ! Door was open!!! — Dennis Kucinich (@Dennis_Kucinich) September 2, 2017

When he realized the building was empty, he called police who walked through the building. The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office took over from there, he said.

"At a time when people are very concerned about the integrity of elections, it's alarming that the door to the Board of Elections was open, that the building was not guarded," Kucinich said.

Another person showed up to vote before police arrived, but Kucinich advised the voter to not go in the building.

Cleve Police on scene securing bldg. Talk about protecting the integrity of the vote! #BdofElectionsOpenDoorPolicy — Dennis Kucinich (@Dennis_Kucinich) September 2, 2017

The board of elections needs to conduct an immediate investigation to make sure all election materials are secure, he said. They also need to take a look at their security, he added.

"So here we are on the eve of a very important municipal election in Cleveland," Kucinich said. "There is no doubt there are un-voted ballots in the buildings."

Inajo Chappell, chairwoman of the board of elections, said no ballots were tampered or comprised. They are in a secured room which requires two double locks.

The election process has not been comprised in any way, she said.

"We'll investigate and work with the county sheriff to determine how the door was left unlocked," Chappell said. "These are county buildings and the county sheriff's office locks and unlocks and opens and closes the buildings for us."

No business was conducted in the building today, Chappell said.

County spokeswoman Mary Louise Madigan released a statement:

"We are confident that the ballots are intact and haven't been compromised in any way," she said. "The sheriff has already begun an investigation into the unlocked door."

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