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

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.

  • Chozo@fedia.io
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    23 hours ago

    fire suppression systems that are designed to activate when the temperature inside reaches a certain point

    For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots

    I don’t think it’s an “unknown” reason; the system requires a fire to have already been lit in order to activate. It’s fire a suppression system, not fire prevention.