{"id":2360769,"date":"2024-10-28T21:08:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T01:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/numerous-ballots-destroyed-beyond-recognition-after-smoke-is-seen-billowing-out-of-drop-boxes\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T21:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T01:15:44","slug":"numerous-ballots-destroyed-beyond-recognition-after-smoke-is-seen-billowing-out-of-drop-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/numerous-ballots-destroyed-beyond-recognition-after-smoke-is-seen-billowing-out-of-drop-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Numerous Ballots Destroyed Beyond Recognition After Smoke Is Seen Billowing Out of Drop Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnumerous-ballots-destroyed-beyond-recognition-after-smoke-is-seen-billowing-out-of-drop-boxes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360769&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teachers-union-leader-praises-op-ed-that-falsely-claimed-parents-have-no-right-to-shape-their-kids-school-curriculum\/\" title=\"Teachers Union Leader Praises Op-Ed That Falsely Claimed Parents Have No Right To \u2018Shape Their Kids\u2019 School Curriculum\u2019\">recent fires<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">ballot \u2063drop boxes located<\/a> in the Pacific \u2062Northwest, specifically\u2063 in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, are \u200cbeing investigated by police\u2063 as connected incidents. Police\u200b suspect\u2062 that these acts, along with a previous one in Vancouver \u200cthree weeks ago, are intentional \u2062and targeted, raising concerns about potential efforts to disrupt the electoral\u200c process. <\/p>\n<p>The fires damage many ballots, with significant evidence of \u200bvoting material\u2062 harmed and investigations led by both local authorities and\u2064 the FBI. In Vancouver, \u2063a fire started early Monday morning, \u200bwith some ballots seen burning after \u200dbeing removed from the box. In Portland,\u200b an incendiary device \u2062ignited a ballot box but was partially contained, limiting damage to\u2063 only three ballots.\u2063 <\/p>\n<p>Election officials have indicated that measures are in place \u2064to protect \u2064ballots, including fire suppression systems, although\u200d one of the installed devices failed during the incident in Clark County. Authorities \u2062are re-evaluating their security measures and have adjusted ballot retrieval schedules in response to these events. The\u2062 situation \u2062has prompted \u200dvarious discussions about election security, especially following a\u2063 recent \u200bsimilar incident \u2062in Phoenix, Arizona, \u2063where a \u200dmailbox fire damaged \u200csome \u200dballots,\u200d though that case was deemed unrelated to elections.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two ballot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-caught-them-lin-wood-outed-mysterious-georgia-operative-gabe-sterling-now-video-shows-him-admitting-he-helped-set-up-drop-boxes-and-promoted-far-left-activists-as-absentee-ballot-counters\/\" title=\"WE CAUGHT THEM: Lin Wood Outed Mysterious Georgia Operative Gabe Sterling - Now Video Shows Him Admitting He Helped Set Up Drop Boxes and Promoted Far Left Activists as Absentee Ballot Counters\">drop box<\/a> fires in the Pacific Northwest are connected, police said Monday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Police believe the incidents this week in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, are linked, as is an incident three weeks ago in Vancouver, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/politics\/elections\/ballot-box-portland-fire\/283-715589de-58ea-480d-bd14-655df3da6d16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KGW-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t know the motive behind these acts &mdash; it sounds like a series of three at this point &mdash; but we do know that acts like this are targeted, and they&rsquo;re intentional. And we&rsquo;re concerned about that intentional act trying to affect the election process,&rdquo; Portland Police Bureau Assistant Chief Amanda McMillan said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Police have distributed photos of a Volvo S-60 dated from between 2001 and 2004 that they believe was involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musks-tesla-forced-halt-production-suspected-arson-attack-leftists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incidents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128293; A ballot box with hundreds of votes inside went up in flames in Vancouver, Washington prompting an FBI investigation<\/p>\n<p>&#128279; Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7xp6SKvQRe\">https:\/\/t.co\/7xp6SKvQRe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EgVeUMfcsg\">pic.twitter.com\/EgVeUMfcsg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Telegraph US (@TelegraphUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TelegraphUS\/status\/1850988667407646833?\">October 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Vancouver fire broke out at about 4 a.m. Monday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/vancouver-ballot-box-seen-smoking-same-morning-as-portland-ballot-box-arson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KATU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Election officials have estimated that hundreds of ballots, some of which were seen burning on the ground after being removed from the drop box as smoke billowed from it, were damaged in the fire. The FBI is investigating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clark County elections officials said ballots were last picked up at 11 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Portland, police said an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-woman-allegedly-steals-multiple-ballots-voters-mailbox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incendiary device<\/a> was put inside a ballot box that was discovered at about 3:30 a.m. Monday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/incendiary-device-set-off-inside-se-portland-ballot-box-causing-fire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KATU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officials said that a fire suppressant inside the box averted damage to all but three ballots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Officials said the envelopes will be used to contact the voters, so they can resubmit ballots.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We have multiple systems and security measures in place to ensure your ballot is safe,&rsquo;&rsquo; Elections Director Tim Scott said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clark County drop boxes have also contained fire suppression devices for the past four years, Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey said, according to KGW.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He said new ones were installed in the past few months, but the one in the box did not work properly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to install &mdash; try to obtain &mdash; fire suppression devices that work better,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;We are modifying our ballot retrieval schedule and encouraging voters to deposit their ballots before 5:30 in the evening,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ballots-affected-alleged-arson-swing-state-usps-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mailbox fire<\/a> in Phoenix, Arizona, was set, which led to some ballots being damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Police made an arrest in that case and said the incident was not election-related.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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They suspect that the incidents this week in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, are connected to a similar event from three weeks ago in Vancouver, as stated by KGW-TV. &#8220;The motive behind these actions is unclear \u2014 it appears to be a series of three at this point \u2014 but we know such acts are deliberate and targeted. We are concerned about their potential impact on the election process,&#8221; said Amanda McMillan, Assistant Chief of the Portland Police Bureau. Police have released images of a Volvo S-60 from between 2001 and 2004 believed to be involved in these incidents. <\/p>\n<p>A ballot box containing hundreds of votes was set ablaze in Vancouver early Monday morning, prompting an FBI investigation. Election officials estimate that many ballots were damaged during the fire; some were seen burning after being removed from the box as smoke poured out. The last collection of ballots occurred at 11 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>In Portland, authorities discovered an incendiary device inside another ballot box around 3:30 a.m., which caused minimal damage due to fire suppression measures within the box\u2014only three ballots were affected. Officials plan to contact voters so they can resubmit their ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Elections Director Tim Scott assured voters that multiple security systems are in place for ballot safety while Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey noted that fire suppression devices have been installed for four years but acknowledged issues with one device&#8217;s functionality.<\/p>\n<p>To enhance security further, they will seek better fire suppression devices and adjust their ballot retrieval schedule by encouraging voters to submit their ballots before 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, there was also an unrelated mailbox fire in Phoenix that damaged some ballots; police arrested someone connected to that incident but confirmed it wasn&#8217;t election-related<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2360770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ballot-Box-Fire.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9807,41285,32644,43905,40938],"class_list":["post-2360769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-ballots","tag-drop-boxes","tag-election-integrity","tag-smoke-damage","tag-voting-issues"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Ballot-Box-Fire.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}