Here’s what voters can do if they’re concerned after arson incidents in Washington, Oregon

Recently cases of arson The targeting of ballot boxes in Vancouver, Washington and Portland, Oregon may have caused some residents to worry whether their vote will count, but there are steps locals can take to check their ballot.

Only three ballots were damaged in the Portland incidentaccording to a Multnomah County news release issued Monday, which noted the three individuals would be notified of the situation.

“Fire extinguishers in the ballot box protected virtually all ballots. Only three ballots were damaged, and Elections will contact these three voters, using unique identifiers on their ballots, so they can receive replacement ballots. Voters should be assured that even if their ballots were in the appropriate box, their votes will be counted,” the release notes said.

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“Anyone who dropped their ballot at the polls on SE Belmont between 3:30 PM on Saturday, October 26 and 3:00 AM on Monday should contact Elections at 503-988-6826 if they have any concerns,” the news release said. . .

Voters in the county can choose to receive alerts about the status of their ballot.

“Multnomah County voters are also encouraged to sign up for our Track Your Ballot service, which allows you to receive a text, phone or email notification when their ballot has been mailed and when it has been received and accepted for counting” , the press release explains. , noting that people can learn more on multco.us/trackyourballot and register via http://multnomah.ballottrax.net.

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The Washington Secretary of State’s office noted that people can visit votewa.gov to track the return status of their ballot.

“If a returned ballot is not marked ‘received,’ voters may print a replacement ballot or visit their local elections department for a replacement ballot,” the press release said.

A Clark County news release said some ballots were destroyed and others were damaged.

“Ballots deposited in that box after 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26 may have been damaged or destroyed,” the news release said. “Election officials removed the ballots from the box and processed those that could still go through the sorting machine. Some ballots were destroyed or too damaged to be processed.

“Voters can check online to see if their ballot has been received by visiting votewa.gov. If a voter sees that their ballot has not been received by Oct. 28, they can obtain a new ballot by visiting the Elections Office at 1408 Franklin St. . in downtown Vancouver or contact Elections at 564.397.2345 or [email protected].”

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Troy Price, interim chief of the Vancouver Police Department, said during a news conference on Monday that the incident that day followed a similar incident on Oct. 8.

Authorities believe the incident in Portland is connected to the two in Vancouver, Mike Benner of the Portland Police Bureau noted during the news conference.