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Ballot boxes were set on fire in Portland Oregon and in nearby Vancouver, Washington last night.
The Portland Police Bureau said an “incendiary device” was placed inside of a sidewalk ballot box in the Central City district. By the time officers responded to reports at about 3:30 a.m. local time, security personnel in the area had extinguished the flames.
“Officers determined an incendiary device was placed inside the ballot box and used to ignite the fire”, a statement from the Portland police read, adding that the bureau’s Explosive Disposal Unit removed the mechanism.
A photo posted by the Portland police showed a hole burned in the ballot box.
Press Release: Incendiary Device Discovered Inside Ballot Box (Photo)
Link: https://t.co/viogg2v6lk pic.twitter.com/osK2kD3X2L— Portland Police (@PortlandPolice) October 28, 2024
Three ballots inside the box were damaged but those voters will be contacted and given an opportunity to vote again. The situation was much worse when a similar incident happened just north in Vancouver, Washington on the same night.
