Two ballot drop boxes in the Pacific Northwest were damaged in a suspected arson attack just over a week before Election Day, destroying hundreds of ballots at one location in Vancouver, Washington.

Brian Kernagis, a Vancouver-area marketing manager, voted early. Around 5 or 6 p.m. on Oct. 27, a week before the general election last year, he put his and his girlfriend’s ballots directly in the ...

Four attempted ballot box arson cases across three Western states were reported last month, the last two of which happened a week before Election Day. An incident of a "suspicious device" smoking near ...