Investigators Identify ‘Suspect Vehicle’ in Ballot Drop Box Fires in the Pacific Northwest

It's important for us to call this what it is: an attack on democracy."

In her blog Civil Discourse former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance labeled the attacks "domestic terrorism," writing

We don’t have the exact number, but it was hundreds,

Kimsey said

Fire suppressant inside the ballot box protected virtually all the ballots. Only three ballots suffered damage, and Elections will contact those three voters, via unique identifiers on their ballot envelopes, so they can receive replacement ballots. Voters should be assured that even if their ballots were in the affected box, their votes will be counted,

the release notes

Multnomah County voters are also encouraged to sign up for our Track Your Ballot service which allows you to receive a text, phone or email alerts when their ballot has been mailed out and when it's been received and accepted for counting,

the press release explains, noting

Anyone who dropped their ballot into the ballot box on SE Belmont between 3:30 p.m. Saturday Oct. 26, and Monday at 3 a.m. should reach out to Elections at 503-988-6826 if they have any concerns,

the press release states

If a returned ballot is not marked as ‘received,’ voters can print a replacement ballot or visit their local elections department for a replacement,

the press release noted

Ballots deposited in that box after 11 am on Saturday, Oct. 26, may have been damaged or destroyed,

the press release noted

We don’t know the motive behind these acts,

PPB Assistant Chief Amanda McMillan said

The FBI is coordinating with federal, state and local partners to actively investigate the two incidents in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, in the early morning hours of Monday, October 28th to determine who is responsible,

the statement read

It’s a direct attack on democracy,

Kimsey told reporters

I hope that these are prosecuted as terrorist acts, because the fact that an election administrator has to come out and say, 'don't let this deter you from voting,' really speaks to the terroristic activity,

Trainor added

We've seen and heard of all of the problems with ballots on the front end and the fraud that's created. So, all of these states that use mail-only ballots need to look at their systems and get back to something that allows for checks and balances,

Trainor said during an appearance on "National Report."

We take the safety of our election workers seriously and will not tolerate threats or acts of violence that seek to undermine the democratic process,

Washington Secretary of State Steven Hobbs said in a statement

Snoop, you look like the California Raisin that got hooked on heroin.”

Of the honoree, he said

I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,

he said, later including lewd and racist comments about Latinos, Jewish and Black people

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This is what they think of us.”

The comments have led to condemnation from Democrats and Puerto Rican celebrities, with Ricky Martin sharing a clip of Hinchcliffe’s set, captioned

I knew that what I had done was not wrong. It wasn’t even the worst thing I did that week,

he told Variety earlier this year

I strongly denounce any acts of terror that aim to disrupt lawful and fair elections in Washington state,

he said

Southwest Washington cannot risk a single vote being lost to arson and political violence,

her statement said

Our recommendation remains for voters who choose to mail in their ballots to do so before Election Day and at least a week before their election office needs to receive them,

the advisory stated