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applegrove

(122,466 posts)
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:07 PM 3 hrs ago

Arizona ballots damaged after USPS collection box set ablaze in Dem-leaning county: report

Arizona ballots damaged after USPS collection box set ablaze in Dem-leaning county: report

David Edwards
October 24, 2024 1:02PM ET

https://www.rawstory.com/maricopa-ballot-fire/

"SNIP...........

Arizona law enforcement officials are conducting an arson investigation after election ballots were damaged when a USPS mail collection box was burned in Maricopa County, a Democratic stronghold.

ABC 15 reported that crews responded to the USPS Osborn Station around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday and found a mail collection box on fire.

"Approximately 20 electoral ballots were damaged, along with additional miscellaneous mail," Phoenix Fire Department officials revealed, according to ABC 15.

Phoenix Fire Department's Arson Investigation Taskforce launched an investigation into the fire.

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Arizona ballots damaged after USPS collection box set ablaze in Dem-leaning county: report (Original Post) applegrove 3 hrs ago OP
Yeah goddamnit, not surprised expecting more. Eliot Rosewater 3 hrs ago #1
DHS Warns Law Enforcement Election Deniers May Attempt to Bomb Drop Boxes usonian 3 hrs ago #2
I will give the mega Nazi fascist scum credit Eliot Rosewater 2 hrs ago #3
I took my CA mail-in ballot straight to the County Clerk's office. usonian 2 hrs ago #5
And you might be able to arrest all of them but if it's after Eliot Rosewater 2 hrs ago #8
CA and some other states use BallotTrack to notify voters if and when ballots were received and counted. usonian 2 hrs ago #11
Yes, here in Colorado! colorado_ufo 1 hr ago #17
BallotTrax itself is in Denver usonian 1 hr ago #18
Except now the charges will be even higher, surely? Baitball Blogger 2 hrs ago #13
It doesn't matter once the damage is done. usonian 2 hrs ago #14
Federal offense gab13by13 2 hrs ago #4
Don't know if that sarcasm and even if it isn't Eliot Rosewater 2 hrs ago #9
Merrick's on the case --- as soon as he prosecutes whoever stole bitcoin from a billionaire. usonian 2 hrs ago #12
G.O.P. war on American democracy now flaming BoRaGard 2 hrs ago #6
They do it because they do not fear us they do not fear our reaction Eliot Rosewater 2 hrs ago #10
I've been waiting for something like this. I wouldn't use a drop box. nt LAS14 2 hrs ago #7
Ballots "damaged"? JustABozoOnThisBus 2 hrs ago #15
Many states have ballot tracking, so people can tell "shortly" if their ballot was damaged. usonian 1 hr ago #19
Local news should be able to alert people to call about their ballots lindysalsagal 1 hr ago #16
Freaking Arizona. Has turned into a scary place. kerry-is-my-prez 54 min ago #20
Looters should be shot on sight. This shit will end quickly. jalan48 54 min ago #21
Ballot collection boxes should all be monitored by cctv. Martin68 22 min ago #22

Eliot Rosewater

(32,387 posts)
1. Yeah goddamnit, not surprised expecting more.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:11 PM
3 hrs ago

Did they just steal the election there doing this it won’t be the last one, what else are they doing Jesus fucking Christ.

Every vote counts, 20 votes could make a difference, and how many other places will they do this and how many other things like this will they do, and when will we say enough is enough and react to it as if it is an act of fucking WAR 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Eliot Rosewater

(32,387 posts)
3. I will give the mega Nazi fascist scum credit
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:18 PM
2 hrs ago

For their willingness to do anything no matter what to steal this election, because they know we just won’t be prepared.

I mean what the fuck are we supposed to do if 1 million goddamn votes ballots are bombed 10 days before the election are you fucking kidding me🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

usonian

(13,126 posts)
5. I took my CA mail-in ballot straight to the County Clerk's office.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:30 PM
2 hrs ago

They discuss all this domestic terrorism on "free speech" forums.

I hope that DHS and FBI are monitoring, even if that pisses off Generalissimo Musk.

Eliot Rosewater

(32,387 posts)
8. And you might be able to arrest all of them but if it's after
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:39 PM
2 hrs ago

They burn the ballots, we are completely completely fucked.

usonian

(13,126 posts)
11. CA and some other states use BallotTrack to notify voters if and when ballots were received and counted.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:46 PM
2 hrs ago

Got my acknowledgement from a Friday drop-off on Monday.

Not every state is going to do this, of course.

usonian

(13,126 posts)
18. BallotTrax itself is in Denver
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 03:08 PM
1 hr ago

9501 Northfield Blvd.
Denver, Colorado 80238

My CA location is "only" a half mile high.
Water boils at 207 ℉ and not 212.
A damn nuisance for pasta lovers!

Trying the pressure cooker again.

usonian

(13,126 posts)
14. It doesn't matter once the damage is done.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:59 PM
2 hrs ago

The slowest thing is criminal justice.
The fastest is crime.

What if the Jan 6 coup had been successful?
All the thugs would be wearing medals of honor.

gab13by13

(24,511 posts)
4. Federal offense
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:30 PM
2 hrs ago

Garland will be all over this. He is probably installing surveillance cameras as I type this. If you don't hear anything, not to worry, Garland doesn't leak.

Eliot Rosewater

(32,387 posts)
9. Don't know if that sarcasm and even if it isn't
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:41 PM
2 hrs ago

What good will catching them after they do it do, the election will be stolen by then and they will all be turned into heroes.

Democratic ballots all over the nation could be destroyed before they are counted and there won’t be time for them to vote again it would take forever to figure out who ballot was destroyed etc. yet the end it’s the end motherfuckers🎉🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

But every time someone like me would warn about this or say we better be prepared or let it be known that we will not fucking stand for it I am attacked for being doom doom doom🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

Eliot Rosewater

(32,387 posts)
10. They do it because they do not fear us they do not fear our reaction
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 01:43 PM
2 hrs ago

They are betting we will do what we have always done, get angry and carry protest signs. But now Donald Trump will have us shot if we carry protest signs.

Those of us who said we need to now make it known that our response will not be carrying fucking protest or this is going to happen🪧

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,725 posts)
15. Ballots "damaged"?
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 02:09 PM
2 hrs ago

Hopefully, there is enough info on the unburnt bits to identify the voters and let them know to get their ballots cancelled and re-issued.

Otherwise, widely publicize the location of the mail box and the time of the fire, so voters can figure out if their ballots are likely destroyed.

I put my ballot in the box outside of city hall, then checked my state's voting site so I know it was received by the clerk. If I had to mail it, I'd use a mail slot inside the post office building, not a box on a street. Same applies to any mail that contains a check. Mail it securely.

usonian

(13,126 posts)
19. Many states have ballot tracking, so people can tell "shortly" if their ballot was damaged.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 03:13 PM
1 hr ago

States should extend dates for getting a replacement ballot.

I go straight to the county clerk's office, but this is a small town. One 4-way stop and no traffic lights.

lindysalsagal

(22,265 posts)
16. Local news should be able to alert people to call about their ballots
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 02:51 PM
1 hr ago

And remedy the situation. I handed mine to the board of elections clerk. Watched her scan and stamp it.

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