Ballot drop boxes are now being set on FIRE in Oregon
Early morning fires destroy two ballot boxes in Portland area
The FBI is investigating a fire intentionally set at a Vancouver ballot box that elections officials said destroyed hundreds of ballots. In Multnomah County, only three ballots were destroyed, officials said.
Hundreds of ballots destroyed after ballot box set on fire in southwest Washington
A ballot box in Southeast Portland was also set on fire. Only three ballots were destroyed in the Portland fire due to a fire suppressant inside the ballot drop box.
Ballot boxes in Vancouver, Portland set on fire; hundreds of ballots destroyed
PORTLAND, Ore. --- Hundreds of ballots were destroyed in a ballot box fire in Vancouver early Monday morning, and another ballot box fire in Portland destroyed three ballots. The fires happened about a week away from the Nov. 5 general election.
Vancouver police officers responded around 4 a.m. Monday to a reported arson at a ballot box on Southeast 164th Avenue, near the Fisher's Landing Transit Depot. The officers found a "suspicious device" next to the ballot box, which was smoking and on fire, according to Vancouver police. A KGW crew saw flames and smoke coming from the ballot box around 6:30 a.m. The Metro Explosive Disposal Unit retrieved the device and the fire was extinguished, Vancouver police said.
Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey told KGW that hundreds of ballots were severely burned, many of which were destroyed. Kimsey said anyone who dropped off a ballot in that box after 11 a.m. on Saturday should contact the elections division at 564-397-2345 or [email protected].
The Office of the Secretary of State in Washington said the Clark County Auditor's Office will "work diligently" to make sure any impacted voters receive replacement ballots before the Nov. 5 general election.
Voters should check their ballot status online at votewa.gov to track its return status. If a returned ballot is not marked as "received," voters can print a replacement ballot or visit their local elections department for a replacement, the secretary of state's office said.
"We take the safety of our election workers seriously and will not tolerate threats or acts of violence that seek to undermine the democratic process," said Secretary of State Steve Hobbs. "I strongly denounce any acts of terror that aim to disrupt lawful and fair elections in Washington state. Despite this incident, I have complete confidence in our county elections official's ability to keep Washington's elections safe and secure for all voters."
Oct. 28 at 8 p.m. is the online and mail deadline to register to vote in Washington, but Nov. 5 is the in-person deadline.
Detectives from Vancouver police's arson team and the Vancouver Fire Marshals also responded to the fire Monday morning, and the FBI is investigating.
Ballot box in Portland lit on fire
Around 3:30 a.m. Monday, security at the Multnomah County Elections Division notified Portland police that they responded to a fire at a nearby ballot box on Southeast Morrison Street. Security personnel extinguished the fire before officers arrived. Portland police determined an "incendiary device" was put inside the ballot box to ignite the fire. The bureau's Explosive Disposal Unit removed the device.
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A fire suppressant inside the ballot box helped protect the ballots, according to Multnomah County, and only three ballots were damaged. The elections division will contact the three voters so they can receive replacement ballots.
Liz Churchill
@liz_churchill10
ANTIFA is setting the ballot boxes on fire. Very desperate Marxists.
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Evan Bell
9:54 AM · Oct 28, 2024
It begins!
To clarify - there were two incidents - one in Portland, OR., and the other in Vancouver, WA., just up north 10 miles away.
Saved me keystrokes.
It's in poortland, so let the mother fucker burn.
Hopefully the entire shitie go's up.....
It’s just spontaneous combustion 😂
I'm not sure that's legal
Not in MAGA Country. 🤨
This is acyually a win for republicans, because after 2020, only dem mules are using dropboxes.
DEMs, "so it it's MAGA people doing it"!!! 😮😂🤣
u/#pepepopcorn
Just read some in Phoenix, Az ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire in Phoenix: Police
Authorities have made an arrest have a number of ballots were damaged when a United States Post Office collection mailbox was lit on fire in Phoenix, police said.
An individual lit a fire inside a drive-up collection mailbox at a USPS station early Thursday morning, according to the Phoenix Police Department, which said it responded to the scene at 1:20 a.m.
The Phoenix Fire Department was able to open the mailbox and extinguish the fire and the Postal Inspector took possession of the damaged ballots and miscellaneous mail, police said.
Phoenix police initially said that approximately 20 electoral ballots were damaged, though the Arizona Secretary of State's Office later said it believes the fire only destroyed five ballots while warning that the final figure could still change.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/phoenix-ballots-usps-mailbox-fire-damage/story?id=115110037
They're losing so now they're burning liberal's votes for Kamala and they'll say "We would have won but the Nazis burned the ballots!"
They realize it is different this time and those thousands of ballots in their handwriting are not worth the few thousand dollars they were paid.
Wow. I hadn't considered that but it makes sense.