In recent years, ballot boxes have become more secure. As ABC News notes, “Most ballot drop boxes are tamper proof, bolted to the ground, under 24-hour surveillance, and include fire suppression ...

The unstaffed, 24-hour ballot drop boxes should be made of durable material such as steel and permanently cemented into the ground, generally at a cost of about $6,000 each, the commission says.

Ballot drop boxes have historically been targets of misinformation, according to experts, who say the false claims surged in 2020 when then-President Donald Trump raised doubts about the security ...

A 39-year-old man in Boston was charged with setting a ballot drop box on fire in Boston on Oct. 26, 2020. Worldy Armand was arrested and held accountable for the 120 burned ballots.

Police say the man behind ballot box fires has metalworking experience and might plan more attacks Authorities believe the man who set the incendiary devices at ballot boxes in Portland and nearby ...

A damaged ballot drop box is displayed during a news conference at the Multnomah County Elections Division office on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) By Associated Press ...

Police tape surrounds a ballot drop box damaged by a fire on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Vancouver, Wash. Credit: AP/Monika Spykerman ...

The first incident occurred on October 8 in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, when a ballot box was set on fire between 3:30 a.m. and 4 a.m. local time, the FBI said.

Police say the man behind ballot box fires has metalworking experience and might plan more attacks Authorities believe the man who set the incendiary devices at ballot boxes in Portland and nearby ...