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But the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">county elections director insists officials<\/a> will &ldquo;ensure your ballot is safe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have multiple systems and security measures in place to ensure your ballot is safe,&rsquo;&rsquo; said Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott in a press <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=\"noreferrer noopener\">release<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7dabe901a80184b44c9c89fb331686ba fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-7dabe901a80184b44c9c89fb331686ba\"><\/div>\n<p>While left-wing officials and groups constantly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brennancenter.org\/voting-mail-and-using-drop-boxes-are-safe-and-trustworthy-ways-vote-thanks-numerous-security\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insist<\/a> mail-in voting and drop boxes are &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/bipartisanpolicy.org\/report\/mail-voting-is-safe-secure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">safe and secure<\/a>,&rdquo; incidents like this show that gaps in the chain of custody pose a higher risk to one&rsquo;s vote.&nbsp;In two recent Portland-area cases, drop boxes and ballots literally went up in flames.<\/p>\n<p>The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) responded to a drop box fire on SE Belmont Street around 3:30 a.m. on Monday and found someone had set off an &ldquo;incendiary device&rdquo; inside, according to the release.&nbsp; The elections division claimed a &ldquo;fire suppressant&rdquo; had &ldquo;protected virtually all the ballots,&rdquo; and that the fire had &ldquo;only&rdquo; damaged three ballots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters body-xs m-0 text-start\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-4\">This Multnomah County drop box caught fire overnight. Courtesy of Portland Police Bureau<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-8\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandoregon.gov\/police\/news\/read.cfm?id=533731\">Courtesy of Portland Police Bureau<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The elections division will &ldquo;contact those three voters&rdquo; whose ballots burned to offer replacements, according to the release. Anyone who submitted a ballot at the targeted drop box from 3:30 p.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Monday should contact the elections office with concerns.<\/p>\n<p>According to the PPB, the Portland Fire Investigations Unit is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portlandoregon.gov\/police\/news\/read.cfm?id=533731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">looking<\/a> into the matter, and anyone with information should call the unit&rsquo;s tip line at 503-823-3473. Officials are also <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=\"noreferrer noopener\">asking<\/a> the public to call 911 to report any suspicious activity near drop boxes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5cf6c66f004978542af44d8018731c43 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5cf6c66f004978542af44d8018731c43\"><\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, someone lit another drop box on fire just across the state line in nearby Vancouver, Washington. These ballots were not as fortunate. According to KATU, <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/vancouver-ballot-box-seen-smoking-same-morning-as-portland-ballot-box-arson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hundreds<\/a> of ballots were in the box, and likely only a handful were salvageable.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver Police responded to the drop box fire on SE 164th Avenue close to 4:00 a.m. on Monday, according to a <a href=\"http:\/\/flashalert.net\/id\/vancouverpd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">release<\/a> from the department. Officers found a &ldquo;suspicious device next to the box,&rdquo; which was &ldquo;smoking and on fire.&rdquo; Footage shows a pile of burning ballots.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"zdeYjnfuU8V41Co7PHQAGs0ywrDLJKl65xgBcvkp\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Clark County Elections ballot drop box at the Fisher&#8217;s Landing Transit Center was lit on fire this morning. Clark Co. Auditor Greg Kimsey says hundreds of ballots were inside at the time, the last pickup being 11AM Saturday. Full story here <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sYkz8ydEqH\">https:\/\/t.co\/sYkz8ydEqH<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KATUNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KATUNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a8vw0QXXoY\">pic.twitter.com\/a8vw0QXXoY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Evan Bell (@evanbellKATU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/evanbellKATU\/status\/1850922831548420439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>First responders gathered the device and put out the fire, according to the release. The FBI is also investigating.<\/p>\n<p>Officials had most recently picked up ballots from the drop box around 11 a.m. on Saturday. According to KGW, officials in Clark County &mdash; which contains Vancouver &mdash; are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/ballot-box-portland-fire\/283-715589de-58ea-480d-bd14-655df3da6d16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asking<\/a> anyone who dropped a ballot in the box after that point to contact their office.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f96e737ad514b59917cae46929d21eef fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f96e737ad514b59917cae46929d21eef\"><\/div>\n<p>Earlier this month, police <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kptv.com\/2024\/10\/08\/vancouver-police-respond-suspicious-device-near-ballot-drop-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">responded<\/a> to another Vancouver drop box around 4:00 a.m. after witnesses said they saw smoke, according to FOX 12. Police found a &ldquo;suspicious device nearby&rdquo; and called the bomb squad to remove it.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver lies in a competitive House district, in which Republican Joe Kent is <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Joe_Kent_(Washington)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">running<\/a> to unseat Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/midterm-election\/2022\/09\/24\/marie-glusenkamp-perez-has-supported-far-left-extremist-antifa-attacks-opponent-joe-kent-extremist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">friendly<\/a> with Antifa.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020, Seattle Antifa planned a riot with an illustration of a drop box on fire. In 2024, a Portland-area Antifa group has already begun <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FuckCityHall\/status\/1844176260412604419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">planning<\/a> violence for Election Day, seeking to upend the electoral process, and the PBB Rapid Response Team has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katu.com\/news\/local\/portland-police-bureau-unveil-new-rapid-response-team-ahead-of-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preparing<\/a> for riots.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"4dxQaGVZYrJEtsaXLQBv9kpKmc67prU1M2ANkOHlzfs2jiF1fKE8mPdqu3JqzhRl5TuwywG9CNCWZeobFYMDAR0\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two ballot boxes in Portland, Ore., and neighboring Vancouver, Wash., respectively, were set on fire with incendiary devices overnight. No suspect(s) or motivation have yet been established. However, Antifa&#8217;s slogan is &#8220;become ungovernable,&#8221; and they have called for and committed&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/STcFaOTpEv\">https:\/\/t.co\/STcFaOTpEv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y4SdUkaEsd\">pic.twitter.com\/y4SdUkaEsd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andy Ngo &#127987;&#65039;&zwj;&#127752; (@MrAndyNgo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrAndyNgo\/status\/1850910843652784440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Just days ago in Phoenix, Arizona, someone lit a USPS mail collection box on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2024\/10\/24\/usps-blue-collection-box-damaged-by-fire-overnight-phoenix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fire<\/a> during the night, according to Arizona&rsquo;s Family. The fire damaged close to 20 ballots, and police arrested the suspect. The city lies in Maricopa County, whose chief election official, Stephen Richer, <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/AZMARIC\/bulletins\/333cdba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discouraged<\/a> citizens from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/group-monitoring-drop-boxes-sued-for-alleged-voter-intimidation\/\" title=\"Group Monitoring Drop Boxes Sued for Alleged Voter Intimidation\">monitoring drop boxes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more election news and updates, visit&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/electionbriefing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>electionbriefing.com<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f8f99a0e664e41112a6a3eecc698875d fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-f8f99a0e664e41112a6a3eecc698875d\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Logan Washburn is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-clark-county-keeps-commercial-addresses-on-voter-rolls\/\" title=\"Lawsuit: Clark County Keeps Commercial Addresses On Voter Rolls\">staff writer covering election integrity<\/a>. 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