Fires set in drop boxes destroy hundreds of ballots in Washington and damage 3 in Oregon (apnews.com)

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Incendiary devices have been set off at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland, Oregon, and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy."

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[-] JillyB@beehaw.org 3 points 1 week ago

It does. And that's how mail-in ballots generally work. The drop boxes are to...reduce the strain on the postal service? Idk.

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