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[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 months ago (9 children)

What the hell? .... There is open hostility and controversy during a major US election and they decided to just leave a big giant ballot box unsecured and open to the public? I thought they would have these things secured in a major buildings or monitored by live guard 24 hours a day until the election was completed.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (5 children)

We have them installed out in the open outside public libraries and City Hall. You skip having to add a USPS delay, coupled with text messages from the election office verifying they got it. They're great if you don't feel like standing in line on election day. Never had problems.

Nobody thought there would be dipshits out there who thought setting them on fire was a sane idea.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Actually, they have thought of this. Most ballot boxes have a fire suppression system. It's curious these ones didn't.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Next idiot will pour something caustic or maple syrup into it.

The problem is someone thinking this is OK or provides any sort of advantage to their cause.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Next time I commit election fraud I'm going to release thousands upon thousands of wood beetles upon the ballot box that'll show em

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