According to the United States Police, incendiary devices set on fire hundreds of ballot boxes early Monday (October 28, 2024).
Officials say that three ballots were damaged when an explosive device was placed inside a drop box in the south-east part of Portland.
According to police, Portland police responded to a fire at a ballot box around 3:30 a.m. local time on Monday, the first incident that was reported. The fire was put out by security at the Multnomah County Elections Division, according to officials.
At a press conference on Monday, Portland Police Bureau spokesperson Mike Benner stated, "Our officers quickly determined that there was an incendiary device that had been attached to the ballot box, and that is what ignited this fire."
According to police, the device was cleared by the bureau's explosive disposal unit.
