Police are looking for this Volvo linked to ballot box fires in Oregon and Washington
www.oregonlive.com
A black or dark-colored Volvo S-60 has been identified as a "suspect vehicle" by police.
  • weariedfae@lemmy.worldEnglish
    71·
    7 days ago

    Actually, they have thought of this. Most ballot boxes have a fire suppression system. It’s curious these ones didn’t.

    • glimse@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      7 days ago

      It’s not mentioned in this link but I read earlier that only a few ballots were destroyed (thanks to the fire suppression)

      Take that with a grain of salt as I’m just a stranger on the internet who isn’t providing a source for their claim

      • weariedfae@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        6 days ago

        In Oregon the fire suppression worked but apparently in Washington it didn’t and they lost hundreds of ballots.

    • fubarx@lemmy.mlEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      Next idiot will pour something caustic or maple syrup into it.

      The problem is someone thinking this is OK or provides any sort of advantage to their cause.

      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        6 days ago

        Next time I commit election fraud I’m going to release thousands upon thousands of wood beetles upon the ballot box that’ll show em