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How to track your ballot to make sure it’s counted Thankfully for the voters affected, all is not lost. As ABC News notes , 47 states offer free ballot tracking services.
Ballot drop boxes are monitored 24 hours a day. They are always under video surveillance, and there are even more eyes on the drop boxes when they are opened. In Adams County, election workers ...
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency advises election officials to put ballot drop boxes in high-traffic areas due to concerns about conspiracy theories.
“Make no mistake, an attack on a ballot box is an attack on our democracy and completely unacceptable,” Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade said Monday.
Ballot drop boxes set on fire in Portland, Oregon, metro area. Hundreds of ballots were destroyed at one drop box, and three were damaged at another. Updated October 28, 2024. 4 min.
The ballot drop boxes weren't always a guarantee for the 2024 election: amid conservative challenges to absentee voting, the Wisconsin Supreme Court's then-conservative majority ruled in July 2022 ...
For ballot boxes in the Pacific Northwest, that’s precisely what happened. A bad actor ignited ballot collection boxes for mail-in ballots in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon.
The ballot drop boxes weren't always a guarantee for the 2024 election: amid conservative challenges to absentee voting, the Wisconsin Supreme Court's then-conservative majority ruled in July 2022 ...
Election officials say ballot drop boxes are a secure and accessible way for voters to return mail ballots, but they've also been the subject of numerous attacks from Donald Trump and his allies.
Ballot boxes were set on fire in Portland and Vancouver early Monday morning, destroying hundreds of Washington ballots and damaging three Oregon ballots. July 2, 2025. contribute now.
Federal authorities are investigating fires at two ballot boxes reported Monday morning in the Portland, Oregon, area, as well as another fire reported earlier this month.
“Make no mistake, an attack on a ballot box is an attack on our democracy and completely unacceptable,” Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade said Monday.