Los Angeles County election officials announce probes into potential voter interference after ballots are found burned in a drop box and a voting center is vandalized ahead of the California primary. According to ABC News and The Hill, officials notify police after a staffer with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk’s office observes fire-related damage inside a ballot drop box located outside a county department facility. Both reports say the incident involves mail-in ballots that are damaged by fire and that additional vandalism is reported at a voting center. In response, election officials issue warnings to the public against interfering with the election process. The allegations come just days before voters cast ballots in the primary, increasing scrutiny of any conduct that could affect ballot collection or access. Authorities do not describe the perpetrators in the available accounts, but they treat the incidents as possible election interference and pursue further investigation through law enforcement.
LA County launches voter interference probes after ballots burned, voting center vandalized
Los Angeles County election officials announce probes into potential voter interference after ballots are found burned in a drop box and a voting center is vandalized ahead of the California primary....
- Los Angeles County election officials launch probes into possible voter interference after burned ballots are found in a drop box.
- Officials report “fire-related damage” inside a ballot drop box outside a county department facility.
- A voting center is also vandalized, according to the reports.
- Los Angeles County notifies police regarding the incidents.
- The events occur days before the California primary election.
Los Angeles County election officials on Sunday warned against election interference after several mail-in ballots were burned and a voting center was vandalized, two days before voters cast their ballots in the California primary. A staffer with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office noticed "fire-related damage inside" a ballot drop box outside the Department...
2 months agoJust one day ahead of a crucial California primary election, officials said police have been notified of two possible acts of voter interference.
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