Ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver lit on fire: reports
Ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver lit on fire: reports
Ballot Boxes in Portland and Vancouver have been lit on fire, destroying several ballots said the police.
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Need guards at the boxes or we are gonna need fireproof boxes. We could just have the boxes manned like the scanners are and be sure the ballots are scanned into the database when dropped off so the vote is cast and the paper is just for records.
Let's arm the children so they can patrol the ballot boxes.
/s because you can never be sure when one of the dumbest things you've suggested may become a talking point and then official policy
Fireproof boxes wouldn't help; an incendiary device was placed inside the box.
I seem to recall that at least some boxes in AZ have fire suppression. It's not impossible.
Both of these boxes also had fire suppressants in them. The one in Portland worked, which is why they only lost a few ballots. The one in Vancouver did not work.
I hate Pacific Northwest Nazis.
Guards are a terrible idea. Voter intimidation anyone?
We absolutely have the tech for fireproof boxes though.
They don't have to be standing next to the box. They can be nearby in a car or in a building with camera feed. As long as they are able to pursue someone that tampers with the box.
So, my wife is an elected precinct committee person and last election we were tasked with watching a ballot box to make sure nothing went wrong and nobody was intimidated.
We parked on the other side of the street about a block down and just... watched.
It was fine!
But it was also only on the very last day...
That's neat, but not really what comes to mind when I hear "guards."
Were you two prepared to intervene if someone started lighting the box on fire?
Definitely, I wasn't going to let her do it by herself and I have a concealed carry permit. ;)
That idea would connect voters to the votes they cast. Terrible idea.
That already happens when you vote in person. It's scanned into the machine.
In a highly-controlled and staffed room where no one is allowed recording equipment. This is an external box with no staff. You either need a camera for security (which would connect the counting of the vote with the video's timestamp) or forego one (which allows for illegal ballot stuffing)
Well something needs to be done because allowing arson to destroy votes is not something that should be allowed.