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

The ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon both have fire suppression systems that are designed to activate when the temperature inside reaches a certain point, coating ballots inside with a fire-suppressing powder.

For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland.

    • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      17 days ago

      When ya do sarcastic text, I recommend keeping all of your “i”s lowercase and all your “L”s capital.

      …though with autocorrect on a phone, doing so can be a huge pain in the butt, more effort than it’s worth.