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Hundreds of ballots are destroyed after fires are set in ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington

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Early morning fires set in ballot drop boxes in Portland , Oregon , and Vancouver , Washington , where hundreds of ballots were destroyed.

Multnomah County Elections Director Tim Scott said fire suppressant protected nearly all ballots.

Vancouver is in Washington 's 3rd Congressional District , site of what is expected to be one of the closest U.S. House races in the country.

Clark County Auditor Greg Kimsey in Vancouver said hundreds were lost.

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88

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93

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67

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formal

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English

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55

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short-lived

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