{"id":119920,"date":"2024-10-30T04:13:45","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T21:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119920"},"modified":"2024-10-30T04:13:45","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T21:13:45","slug":"what-we-know-about-the-ballot-boxes-set-on-fire-in-washington-and-oregon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119920","title":{"rendered":"What we know about the ballot boxes set on fire in Washington and Oregon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ud6cxb001j26qj2fj380lj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            With just days until Election Day, hundreds of ballots\u00a0were destroyed by fires this week at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest, and investigators are searching for a culprit they say is responsible for both.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ud76er00083b6mt7g1tl2v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Many of the ballots in a drop box in Portland were unaffected, but hundreds of ballots were destroyed in a second ballot box fire in nearby Vancouver, Washington, election officials said. The incidents are believed to be related to a third incident earlier this month in Vancouver.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ud76er00073b6masm0vclk@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The incidents come as a US Department of Homeland Security bulletin from September obtained by the watchdog group <a href=\"https:\/\/propertyofthepeople.org\/document-detail\/?doc-id=25255596\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Property of the People<\/a> warned, \u201cSome social media users are discussing and encouraging various methods of sabotaging ballot drop boxes and avoiding detection, likely heightening the potential for targeting of this election infrastructure through the 2024 election cycle.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ujaxow000e356miejbiu7m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cElection infrastructure remains an attractive target for some domestic violent extremists and other threat actors with election-related grievances who seek to disrupt the democratic process and election operations,\u201d the bulletin warned.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ud76er00063b6mksy2y4ti@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cMake no mistake, an attack on a ballot box is an attack on our democracy and completely unacceptable,\u201d Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade said Monday. \u201cWhatever the motivation behind this incident, there is no justification for any attempt to disenfranchise voters.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ud76er00093b6mykpybhmw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe take the safety of our election workers seriously and will not tolerate threats or acts of violence that seek to undermine the democratic process,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.wa.gov\/about-office\/news\/2024\/statement-regarding-ballot-box-incident-vancouver-wa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said <\/a>Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uihnnu0007356m191ir3ym@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI strongly denounce any acts of terror that aim to disrupt lawful and fair elections in Washington state.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ujyf8n0000356mcsg6oqvw@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Here\u2019s what we know:\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm2ukkyy00001356mczslhay3@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AP24302790390701.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6668\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790390701.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790390701.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790390701.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790390701.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790390701.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790390701.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"Election workers collect ballots from a newly placed ballot drop box outside the Multnomah County Elections Division office on Monday in Portland, Oregon.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ud842r000f3b6mrtrrm7c4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An \u201cincendiary device\u201d was attached to the side of a ballot drop box when Portland Police responded about 3:30 a.m. Monday, and security personnel extinguished the fire, the Portland Police Bureau <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandoregon.gov\/police\/news\/read.cfm?id=533731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said in a statement<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uekb47000k3b6m358c95gq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            At a bus station in Vancouver, Washington, just 15 miles away, a second ballot box was set on fire early Monday, according to the Vancouver Police Department. Responding officers discovered a \u201csuspicious device\u201d smoking and on fire next to the box, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofvancouver.us\/vancouver-police-investigate-suspicious-device-beside-ballot-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police said<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uekb47000l3b6muipccn6d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            All ballot boxes in Multnomah County and Clark County have fire suppressant installed, election officials said during a news conference Monday. Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott <a href=\"https:\/\/www.multco.us\/multnomah-county\/news\/news-release-elections-director-tim-scott%E2%80%99s-statement-incendiary-device-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said <\/a>fire suppressant inside the Portland box protected more than 400 ballots inside, and only three ballots were damaged.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uekb47000m3b6mg7f8ocjx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Election officials were still counting all the ballots involved in the Vancouver fire, but believe hundreds of ballots were destroyed, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ClarkCountyWA\/posts\/pfbid0ua3x2JMpqRkf1ou5QF2A1xfvKtnM8SjzcT372r88AYS6B9iWW55xs9ou1WJ1RaUAl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2usxy7b00003b6mw3m0474v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Before any voters can be contacted by election officials, Kimsey said, the impacted ballots need to dry. The ballots got wet when it rained Monday as crews tried to put out the fire, he explained.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uekb47000n3b6mo7kiym9t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Voting in Oregon and Washington is done almost entirely by mail or ballot drop off. Less than 1% of people in Multnomah County vote in person, according to Scott. In Clark County, 60% of the ballots received are from ballot drop boxes and 40% are received by mail, Kimsey said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uowvgh000b3b6my48ocoqv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cDrop boxes are useful and secure ways voters can return their mail ballot without using the US Postal Service,\u201d Jay Riestenberg, director of communications for Voting Rights Lab said. \u201cThey help cut down on ballots returned by mail, which can alleviate the stress put on the US Postal Service and local election officials during busy election seasons.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uq7eox000u3b6mw3va36uu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            But according to Voting Rights Lab, drop boxes have come under scrutiny by politicians and election officials, and <a href=\"https:\/\/tracker.votingrightslab.org\/pending\/search\/?number=3013294725192557\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12 states<\/a> have enacted bills banning or restricting drop boxes, half of which outright ban them.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ulc0zl00053b6momox7pai@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            John Burnside and his wife voted Sunday afternoon by depositing their ballots in a drop box near their Vancouver, Washington, home.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uowxvq000d3b6mi2y5kpdc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The next day, he saw reports that someone set fire to the box, destroying hundreds of votes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uowxvq000e3b6myij6pe38@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhen I saw the video of them scraping the ballots out of there. I knew there was little chance that mine would have been working,\u201d Burnside told CNN. \u201cI don\u2019t know that they were able to salvage any of the ballots out of that box.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uowxvq000f3b6maa91bega@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            They\u2019ve used that drop box in past elections, Burnside said, and it was disturbing that someone would destroy it.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uowxvq000g3b6mc9uzyni1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cOur world has changed, and things that you may have taken for granted as secure in the past, you have to rethink,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2up1lgt000p3b6mp3li5b2n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Burnside said he looked online and saw their ballots had not been received, so they immediately ordered replacement ballots. This time, he said, they\u2019ll drive across town to the election office so they can deliver their votes in person.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uowxvq000h3b6m18wxf53z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIt\u2019s probably a 20-minute drive, but it\u2019s well worth it at this point,\u201d Burnside said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ut0w6p00023b6mkuk4r50j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Kimsey, the Clark County auditor, said anyone who dropped off a ballot at the damaged Fisher\u2019s Landing Transit\u00a0Center box between 11 a.m. on Saturday and 4 a.m. on Monday should request a replacement ballot online at <a href=\"https:\/\/VoteWA.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VoteWA.gov<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uetsz2000v3b6mcufau6ka@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            In Oregon, election officials said they plan to contact the three affected voters using \u201cunique identifiers on their ballot envelopes, so they can receive replacement ballots.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uetsz2000w3b6mbk1ubel2@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cVoters should be assured that even if their ballots were in the affected box, their votes will be counted,\u201d said Scott, the Multnomah County Elections director.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm2uhcyae00213b6m362fm9gl@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"Screenshot+2024-10-28+at+5.26.48+PM.png\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.9195\" data-original-height=\"1839\" data-original-width=\"2000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-2024-10-28-at-5-26-48-pm.png?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1839\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-2024-10-28-at-5-26-48-pm.png?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1839\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-2024-10-28-at-5-26-48-pm.png?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1839\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-2024-10-28-at-5-26-48-pm.png?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1839\" width=\"2000\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-2024-10-28-at-5-26-48-pm.png?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/screenshot-2024-10-28-at-5-26-48-pm.png?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"The Portland Police Bureau released photos of the vehicle they believe is connected to the ballot box fire in Southeast Portland early Monday.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1839\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uely4r000t3b6mpb88k70u@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Evidence from the incendiary devices found at the ballot boxes Monday shows the fires are connected to each other, as well as to a third incident October 8, when an incendiary device was placed at a different drop box in Vancouver, said Portland Police Bureau spokesperson Mike Benner.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ug9yk100193b6m22mfl4iu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe don\u2019t know the motives behind these acts \u2013 sounds like a series of three at this point \u2013 but we do know that acts like this are targeted and intentional,\u201d Portland Police Bureau Assistant Chief Amanda McMillan said. \u201cWe are concerned about that intentional act trying to affect the election process.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ug9yk000183b6mfrnyeli3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Police identified a \u201csuspect vehicle\u201d seen leaving the scene of the fire in Portland, they said in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandoregon.gov\/police\/news\/read.cfm?id=533731#cont\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a news release<\/a>\u00a0Monday \u2013 a black or dark-colored 2001-2004 Volvo S-60.<br \/>According to the Oregon Department of Driver and Motor Vehicle Services, 3,828 of those vehicles were registered in the state \u2013 558 of which have a valid registration status.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ug9yk1001a3b6mcdr6mnm4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The FBI\u2019s Seattle office told CNN it is working with state and local authorities on the investigation.\n    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cm2ukmnrt0006356m88jv39yg@published\" class=\"image image__hide-placeholder\" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-name=\"AP24302790479989.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes=\"\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\" data-original-ratio=\"0.6668\" data-original-height=\"1667\" data-original-width=\"2500\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790479989.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"image__container \" data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\" image--eq-extra-small=\"\">\n       <picture class=\"image__picture\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790479989.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 960px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790479989.jpg?q=w_1015,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790479989.jpg?q=w_1160,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" media=\"(max-width: 479px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790479989.jpg?q=w_680,c_fill\/f_webp\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap24302790479989.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill\" alt=\"A damaged ballot drop box is displayed during a news conference at the Multnomah County Elections Division office on Monday in Portland, Oregon.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ug8cis00163b6mr168084r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            As Election Day nears, state leaders are encouraging citizens to vote despite the incidents, pledging increased security around the drop boxes.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uhb9qa001h3b6mkbsbxc8n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThere are multiple ways for voters to cast their ballot and make sure their voice is heard,\u201d Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovInslee\/status\/1851111772239118493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gov. Jay Inslee said<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uhb9qa001i3b6mq151bpp6@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The ballot box in Portland has already been replaced, according to Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson, and law enforcement in Multnomah County and Vancouver, Washington, plan to increase patrols of ballot boxes in the area.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2ulag5200003b6me3mlxxp3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cVoter intimidation or any criminal act to undermine the upcoming election is un-American &amp; will not be tolerated,\u201d Oregon Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovTinaKotek\/status\/1851008185278312715\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tina Kotek said<\/a> on X.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uhb9qa001j3b6ml4k9ak9m@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Inslee said in <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.wa.gov\/news\/2024\/inslee-statement-ballot-dropbox-attack-clark-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a statement Monday evening<\/a> \u201cthere will be 24-hour enhanced security around ballot drop-off locations.\u201d While law enforcement is increasing drive-by patrols, Kimsey said elections staff are acting as observers at all 22 drop box locations to report suspicious activity to 911.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uhb9qa001k3b6m3zwl56ai@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Vancouver is in Washington\u2019s 3rd Congressional District, represented by Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, where one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/14\/politics\/crossover-incumbents-pacific-northwest\/index.html\">most competitive House races in the country<\/a>\u00a0is taking place.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uhb9qa001l3b6mno547wiu@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Following the ballot box fires, Gluesenkamp Perez requested overnight law enforcement patrols at drop boxes through Election Day.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uhb9qa001m3b6m8224c145@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The Democrat congresswoman told CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins she isn\u2019t angry about the damaged ballots for partisan reasons, but \u201cbecause I\u2019m an American who sees the corrosive and toxic environment that we\u2019ve seen across the country come home in a really damaging and ugly way.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uto4ud000h3b6m1bis9mtd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Larry Olson, the vice president of Laserfab, a Washington state-based company that makes the ballot boxes used in Oregon\u2019s Multnomah County, said his company works closely with election officials to design the ballot boxes to be as tamper-proof as possible. The boxes, which are made of steel and can weigh up to 1,000 pounds, are typically bolted to the ground and some counties have added fire suppressants to them, he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2utwzes000q3b6mthfhjcet@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cOur boxes are obviously inanimate objects, and can be easily repaired or replaced, but the truly disheartening thing is seeing these officials come under attack,\u201d Olson said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph paragraph_contributors inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_contributors\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm2uguo7o001f3b6mu8vzsfgs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            CNN\u2019s Nicole Chavez, Taylor Romine, David Williams and Natasha Chen contributed to this report.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/29\/us\/ballot-box-fires-what-we-know\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 With just days until Election Day, hundreds of ballots\u00a0were destroyed by fires this week at two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest, and investigators are searching for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=119920\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119920\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}