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Why election officials are pushing voters to ‘use the drop box rather than the mailbox’

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By Jeremy Herb, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — If someone tries to firebomb a ballot drop box again in Clark County, Washington, election officials will know about it immediately. That’s because after about 500 ballots were damaged in 2024 by an assailant who set fire to drop boxes with an explosive device…

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    By Jeremy Herb, Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — If someone tries to firebomb a ballot drop box again in Clark County, Washington, election officials will know about it immediately. That’s because after about 500 ballots were damaged in 2024 by an assailant who set fire to drop boxes with an explosive device…

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