City and state officials speak out

CNN reported that Gluesenkamp Perez requested overnight law enforcement officers to monitor the ballot drop boxes in Clark County through Election Day. She told reporter Kaitlin Collins that she was not upset about damaged ballots for partisan reasons but “because I’m an American who sees the corrosive and toxic environment that we’ve seen across the country come home in a really damaging and ugly way.”

Kent also condemned the act in a video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, calling it a “cowardly act of terrorism.” “No one should be intimidated,” he said.

Stay focused on driving voter turn out & early voting, don’t be deterred from voting by a cowardly act of terrorism.

Vote early, check your voter status & have confidence that our great law enforcement officers in will stop whoever attacked our democratic process. https://t.co/gNmu2bvCeO pic.twitter.com/6uDxmQmWfo

— Joe Kent for WA-3 (@joekent16jan19) October 28, 2024

“I strongly denounce any acts of terror that aim to disrupt lawful and fair elections in Washington state. Despite this incident, I have complete confidence in our county elections official’s ability to keep Washington’s elections safe and secure for all voters,” Secretary of State Steve Hobbs said in a statement obtained by ABC 7 News.

Washington Governor Jay Inslee stated that the incidents were “attacks on democracy” and he will add more security to monitor these areas.

“This was a violent attack on democracy, and we will do everything to keep our election system strong and secure in Washington,” Inslee said in a statement. “There will be 24-hour enhanced security around ballot drop-off locations,” he said, per AP.

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