Ballots burned in apparent arson attack in Clark and Multnomah counties
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The investigation continues into attacks on two ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon.  Hundreds of ballots were damaged or destroyed early Monday morning at a drop box at a transit center in Vancouver, Washington, the other attack was on a box outside Multnomah County election officers in Portland. Washington’s Secretary of State, Steve Hobbs called the incidents “acts of terror that aim to disrupt lawful and fair elections...” The Vancouver ballot box that was sabotaged is in the highly competitive Third District, where Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is facing off against Republican Joe Kent in one of the closest watched House races in the country. Soundside got the latest information from Oregon Public Broadcasting's politics and government reporter, Dirk VanderHart, then talked election security with State Elections Director Stuart Holmes.   Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.   GUESTS:  Dirk VanderHart - OPB Politics & Government Reporter Stuart Holmes - State Elections Director RELATED LINKS: UPDATED: Clark County Auditor statement regarding ballots destroyed in ballot box - Clark County Statement Regarding Ballot Box Incident in Vancouver, WA - Sec of State  Inslee statement on ballot dropbox attack in Clark County - Gov Inslee 2 ballot boxes set on fire in Portland and Vancouver - OPB WA, OR ballot box fires: Here’s what we know | The Seattle Times  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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