Washington — Ballot drop boxes were set on fire in two states, Washington and Oregon, just a week ahead of Election Day, as authorities were already on high alert for the possibility of violent incidents driven by claims of election fraud — including the sabotage of ballot drop boxes. ...
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) -Election security is now a concern afterfires at two ballot drop boxes on the West Coast. Theincidents happened Monday in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington. The Clark County auditor claims fire in Portland only damaged three ballots, but a similar...
Hundreds of ballots were destroyed Monday after incendiary devices were set off at two ballot boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington. Authorities said they believe the incidents are connected.Published 9:30 AM GMT+8, October 29, 2024 ...
But with no device on the market specifically designed to prevent fires inside ballot drop boxes, county election officials and drop box manufacturers are scrambling to think of ways to prevent the next fire from being as destructive. “I always say, ‘You can build a 30-foot wall,...
You can checkthe list of ballot drop box locations in Snohomish Countyat snohomishcountywa.gov,in Pierce County at piercecountywa.govandin Kitsap County at kitsap.gov. In light of fires at ballot boxes in Washington and Oregon, King Coun...
Even if any ballots were destroyed in this week’s fires, voters should still be able to cast replacements. In Oregon, the Multnomah County Elections Divisionsaid in a statementthat “fire suppressant inside the ballot box protected virtually all the ballots.” Three ballots were damaged, a...
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Hundreds of ballots were destroyed or damaged in fires set Monday at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest – and investigators are searching for a person they believe is responsible for both incidents. Almost all the ballots that were damaged or destroyed were in a drop box in Vancou...
Federal authorities are investigating fires at two ballot boxes reported Monday morning in the Portland, Oregon, area, as well as another fire reported earlier this month.
Fires were set at three ballot boxes in the area in the past three weeks. An “incendiary device” found attached to the side of a ballot drop box in Portland, early Monday damaged ballots, but most were unaffected because of fire suppressant installed in the ballot box. Another...