Arizona law enforcement officials are conducting an arson investigation after election ballots were damaged when a USPS mail collection box was burned in Maricopa County, a Democratic stronghold.
ABC 15 reported that crews responded to the USPS Osborn Station around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday and found a mail collection box on fire.
“Approximately 20 electoral ballots were damaged, along with additional miscellaneous mail,” Phoenix Fire Department officials revealed, according to ABC 15.
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Phoenix Fire Department’s Arson Investigation Taskforce launched an investigation into the fire.
Election officials said they did not yet have specifics about the incident.
“We are waiting for details from law enforcement,” Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer explained. “We encourage all voters who used that mail box in the last 36 hours to check the status of their ballots at https://BeBallotReady.Vote .”