Ballot Box Blazes Destroy Hundreds of Mail-in Votes, Igniting Election Concerns in Pacific Northwest

‘Incendiary devices’ destroy hundreds of mail-in votes at Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington.

KGW8 via AP
In this image made from a video provided by KGW8, authorities investigate smoke pouring out of a ballot box on Monday at Vancouver, Washington. KGW8 via AP

The Pacific Northwest has seen back-to-back ballot drop box fires which have destroyed hundreds of early mail-in ballots.

A box located on Morrison Street in Portland, Oregon was set on fire early Monday morning, according to CNN. Officials with the Portland police bureau say that explosive devices were placed inside the receptacles.

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