Despite insistence by Democrats that election interference is a figment of Republican imagination, a concerning incident in Washington state has the FBI investigating.
Hundreds of ballots are believed to have been lost to a fire set inside a drop box in Vancouver, as reported by KATU. Smoke was seen coming out of the ballot box at Fisher’s Landing Transit Center as police and other first responders were on the scene.
“Around 6 a.m., KATU captured footage of first responders releasing a pile of actively burning ballots onto the ground, which continued to smolder and smoke heavily even after the flames were put out,” the outlet reported.
(Video Credit: KATU News)
“This morning at about 4:00 a.m., Vancouver Police responded to an arson at a ballot box located at 3510 SE 164th Ave.,” Vancouver Police said in a statement Monday.
“It was reported that the ballot box was smoking and on fire. Officers arrived and located a suspicious device next to the box. The ballot box was smoking and was on fire. Members of the Metro Explosive Disposal Unit (MEDU) arrived and safely collected the device, and the fire was extinguished,” the statement continued.
“Detectives from the Vancouver Police Arson team and the Vancouver Fire Marshals also responded,” the police said. “The FBI is continuing the investigation of this incident.”
The police indicated that the “investigation is being fully handed over to the FBI, and it will not be providing any more updates,” KATU reported.
The outlet noted that police in Portland, Oregon had also responded to an alleged arson hours earlier at a SE Portland ballot box.
“Investigators say that an incendiary device was set off inside the box, causing a fire,” KATU reported. “The fire was extinguished and the device was cleared, and the PPB is investigating the incident. The status of the ballots in the burned box has not been provided.”
The news station’s photographer, Evan Bell, captured footage of the smoldering Vancouver ballot box contents.
The Clark County Elections ballot drop box at the Fisher’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 https://t.co/sYkz8ydEqH @KATUNews pic.twitter.com/a8vw0QXXoY
— Evan Bell (@evanbellKATU) October 28, 2024
Voters who dropped off their ballots at the affected location were encouraged to contact the Clark County Elections office.
Update from Auditor – The last pickup was actually 11AM on Saturday. Anyone who dropped off a ballot since then at this location can request a replacement ballot from the Auditor’s office.
— Evan Bell (@evanbellKATU) October 28, 2024
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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