In the city of Baldwin Park, in LA County, an arsonist tried to destroy an official ballot box. The did manage to set the box on fire, but they did not destroy it completely. Unfortunately, there were somewhere in the neighborhood of a hundred ballots in the box.
How many were damaged beyond use has not yet been reported. What has been reported is that this was not just an act of childish mischief. Whoever did this had to work to get the box open enough to set the fire.
I imagine, as early voting continues, this will not be an isolated incident. It should be noted that most people who use the ballot boxes are likely Democratic voters. Donald Trump has never let up on his rhetoric about mail-in voter fraud. As well, when the State of California sent a cease and desist letter to the CA GOP, in regards to the ballot boxes they set up, the state Republican party just said no.
There is no longer a sense of order within the GOP. They take their lead from their “dear leader” and his only instinct is to foment violence. Well, he is succeeding. There is mental violence, physical violence, and moral violence against all established norms.
If you can, drop off your ballot at an early voting location. Drop it off at your local election commission. Trump will only ramp up the rhetoric in the next two weeks. That means the craziest of his followers will ramp up their efforts to disrupt the election process. We already know they are willing to use violent means.