KING COUNTY, Wash. — King County Elections said he would double the collections at all 85 boxes because of one arson attack on ballots which drew the ire and concern of county auditors.

“This attack on the booths is a clear attempt to sow distrust in our elections and bring us back to electoral administration. But this is also a federal crime,” said Julie Wise, director of elections for King County, as she stood at a drop box Tuesday.

But she, and at least one of her colleagues in Snohomish County, tried to calm their fears about the polls. King, Pierce and Snohomish counties all use boxes made by Puyallup-based VoteArmor that include fire extinguishers inside the boxes. It is different from the ballot box that was attacked in Clark County.

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“It’s a quarter-inch thick steel that’s designed to keep our votes, our ballots, safe and secure,” she said.

Snohomish County Auditor Garth Fell also expressed confidence. “Space in the box plays a factor in that. I’m sure we don’t know what kind of devices were used to start these fires, so I can’t speculate if there were differences in the materials there, but we’re confident that the suppression units we have inside these boxes will put them out rapid fire.”

He also said sensors are in place to detect nefarious activity and security is being beefed up closer to election day.

“Space in the box has a play factor in it. I’m sure we don’t know what kind of devices were used to start these fires, so I can’t speculate if there were differences in the materials there, but we’re confident that the suppression units we have inside these boxes will put them out a rapid fire,” he said.

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“It is an act designed to certainly disrupt our process and deter people. And so I think our message is that they shouldn’t. Voters should not be discouraged,” he said.

Washington Sen. Maria Cantwell also said the attack did not deter her from voting Tuesday.

“I dropped it in a Snohomish County ballot box. While this incident showed that an internal device meant to protect did not work effectively, people responded very quickly and now we have time. We need to increase the focus on these systems,” Cantwell said.

The box used in local counties is the same one that was attacked in Multnomah County, Oregon. FBI and Oregon officials say the attack is related to the Clark County case. The Multnomah fire damaged three ballots and the fire suppression system worked as designed.

Alvin Griffin of Snohomish County, however, turned in his ballot to the auditor’s office Tuesday because of the Clark County case. “We took him in,” he told KOMO News. “Because I want my vote to count.”