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

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 containing thermite, the county upgraded its drop boxes. They now include technology that sends a text message to officials if the temperature inside the box rises above a certain temperature, if the box receives a forceful blow or if it’s removed from its geo-fenced location, Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey told CNN. Jeremy Herb, Gabe Cohen, CNN.

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