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·
    16 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·
      16 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·
        16 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·
      16 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·
        16 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