celeb photos Selena goes viral for voting, foreign users shocked at the US voting system

[kimberly]

1 minute ago, Arthoe said:

I think this is where the problem in the perception lies. Everybody knows that the USA is corrupt as hell and that criminal investigations get started or stopped at the whim of the executive branch, which is generally controlled by staunch right-wingers.

 

Again, I agree that this is a good idea. And it's a good thing that there are SUPPOSED to be consequences to tampering with this. It's just that I honestly don't expect there to be actual consequences to let's say, a white supremacist, blowing up one of these things. Because America has shown time and time again that they're willing to let these people of the hook. And that not all of these having the same protections would invite targeted attacks.

First of all, this is from one of the two ballot box fires:

 

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At the other, in neighboring Portland, Oregon, it appears a fire suppression system worked to contain the blaze and limited the number of ballots damaged to three. Authorities are reviewing surveillance footage as they try to identify who is responsible.

 

Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott said his office was planning to contact the three voters whose ballots were damaged in Portland to help them get replacements.

https://time.com/7130698/ballot-drop-box-fires-security-conspiracies/ 

For the one that did get destroyed, the issue was the fire suppression system not working:

 

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In Vancouver, hundreds of ballots were lost at a ballot box at the Fisher's Landing Transit Center when the drop box's fire suppression system did not work as intended

https://time.com/7130698/ballot-drop-box-fires-security-conspiracies/ 

These boxes are literally designed for this. They are not the same as a garbage bin or a typical mail box or a library book drop-off box. They are secure and safe and the rhetoric that they are "easily tampered" is a right wing conspiracy in and of itself. Local law enforcement is already looking into the two connected arson attempts, and he will immediately felony charges:
 

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In Oregon, Portland Police Agency spokesperson Mike Benner said the suspect is believed to have a "wealth of experience in metal fabrication and welding." Benner, speaking at a briefing Wednesday, described him as a white male 30 to 40 years old with short hair or balding, a thin-to-medium build and thin face.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/31/ballot-box-burnings-suspect-description/75960794007/

 

[Cesar]

8 hours ago, polygon said:

Why would anyone laugh at universal healthcare and gun control

 

idk, seems pretty insane to me that europeans would eat the british delicacy dish of fish and chips with a utensil!

[loveisdead9582]

18 hours ago, makeawish said:

we have mail in voting but it actually goes in a normal mailbox, seems a bit dodgy to leave them all in one clearly signposted place like that in an election when people have already started setting them on fire.

Generally there are cameras around and there are sensors in the box itself. They know when it's been opened and emptied. There are also postal inspectors that will routinely drive by and make sure that the ballots and other mail are being picked up like they're supposed to be. Odds are it gets two/3 pick ups a day if it's in a busy city. Source: I work for USPS. We've been told to make sure that all ballots are shipped off the day we get them. Sooner if it's convenient to stop back by the office on our route. 
 

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Edited November 1 by loveisdead9582

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