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Voting in Oregon and Washington is done almost entirely by mail or ballot drop off. Less than 1% of people in Oregon’s Multnomah County vote in person, county Elections Director Tim Scott said. ...
Election workers collect ballots from a newly placed ballot drop box outside the Multnomah County Elections Division office on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. - Jenny Kane/AP
Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott said a fire suppressant inside the drop box protected nearly all the ballots; only three were damaged, and his office planned to contact those voters ...
The fire suppression system prevented major damage, although three ballots were affected. [40] Security was subsequently increased around ballot boxes in Multnomah County. [41] On the same day, a fire broke out inside a ballot drop box at Fisher's Landing Transit Center in Vancouver, Washington, damaging hundreds of ballots.
The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said it would step up patrols around ballot drop boxes in the county. The Multnomah County Elections Division said in a statement that "fire suppressant ...
In the early hours of October 28 an incendiary device was placed in a ballot drop box in Portland damaging 3 ballots. ... Multnomah County. District Attorney ...
[9] [10] [11] The building also serves as a ballot drop-off site during elections. [12] In 2023 the library averaged 2,300 items on hold per month, more than any other branch in the Multnomah County Library system. [13] It is undergoing renovations to expand space in the library. The site plan and design were not finalized as of early 2024. [13]
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee called the fires a "violent attack on democracy" and promised enhanced, 24-hour security at ballot drop-off locations. “We will do everything to keep our election ...