Police say they have identified a "suspect vehicle” connected to incendiary devices that set fires in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington state early Monday.

The ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon both have fire suppression systems that are designed to activate when the temperature inside reaches a certain point, coating ballots inside with a fire-suppressing powder.

For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland.

  • HappyTimeHarry@lemm.eeEnglish
    205·
    2 months ago

    Ah yes wiping out hundreds of democrat (and some non Democrat) votes in two of the bluest cities in the north west will surely have an impact on the election.

    • doc@fedia.io
      37·
      2 months ago

      The Washington district that includes Vancouver has one of the most contested House races in the country this year.

    • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 months ago

      One article I read said that the representative race was much closer. It might not affect the president, but could affect other positions.