The ballot drop boxes in Washington and Oregon both have fire suppression systems that are designed to activate when the temperature inside reaches a certain point, coating ballots inside with a fire-suppressing powder.

For unknown reasons, the system failed to prevent the destruction of hundreds of ballots in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland.

  • dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Old Volvos are basically tanks. A mid-80s 240DL is almost indestructible and is great for anti-gov assholes who don’t want the government spying on them.