In a troubling series of incidents, hundreds of ballots have been destroyed due to fires set to ballot boxes across multiple states. According to @KATUTV, smoke was observed rising from a ballot box at a local transit center in Vancouver, Washington, early Monday morning. First responders discovered a pile of ballots actively burning inside the box, which had last been emptied on Sunday morning and still contained hundreds of ballots. Unfortunately, only a few ballots were salvaged from the flames.
Authorities have reported that the fire was caused by an incendiary device placed inside the ballot box, leading to an ongoing investigation into the incident as arson.
Earlier that day, another ballot box fire was reported in Portland, Oregon, raising concerns about the safety and integrity of the voting process. Additionally, a similar fire occurred just days prior in Phoenix, Arizona—a critical battleground state—resulting in the arrest of a suspect.
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