• weariedfae@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Actually, they have thought of this. Most ballot boxes have a fire suppression system. It’s curious these ones didn’t.

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      8 hours ago

      It’s not mentioned in this link but I read earlier that only a few ballots were destroyed (thanks to the fire suppression)

      Take that with a grain of salt as I’m just a stranger on the internet who isn’t providing a source for their claim

      • weariedfae@lemmy.world
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        3 hours ago

        In Oregon the fire suppression worked but apparently in Washington it didn’t and they lost hundreds of ballots.

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      7 hours ago

      Next idiot will pour something caustic or maple syrup into it.

      The problem is someone thinking this is OK or provides any sort of advantage to their cause.

      • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world
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        20 minutes ago

        Next time I commit election fraud I’m going to release thousands upon thousands of wood beetles upon the ballot box that’ll show em