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At a news conference Wednesday, Portland police released their first description of a possible culprit, but declined to provide any details about a possible motive for the attacks.

The FBI and local law enforcement are investigating after deliberately set fires at ballot boxes in Portland and Vancouver early Monday morning damaged three ballots in Oregon and destroyed hundreds in Washington.

The process could look slightly different since Gov. Tina Kotek paused the Motor Voter program last week.

The DMV said Friday it first learned about improper registrations in early August. Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade and Gov. Tina Kotek say they learned about it in mid-September.

Top election staffers appeared before a legislative committee for the first time since revelations Oregon improperly registered more than 1,200 people to vote.

Officials say 10 of those improperly registered went on to vote. They stress the issue will not be a factor in this year’s election.

The news comes as immigration and allegations of voter fraud animate Republican politics nationally.

Rogue Valley postal workers will hold a rally next week to raise awareness about the consolidation of some mail services up to Portland ahead of the November election.

As of Tuesday morning, only 33.6% of the state’s registered voters had returned their ballots.

Despite a pause in a national plan to consolidate postal services, the effects have already taken root in Oregon. State and local lawmakers are calling for changes to post office operations in Southern Oregon.

If you’re still waiting to return your ballot for the Oregon primary election, use an official drop box. Recent changes to mail processing in Oregon have led to questions about the speed of the postal service.

Three Oregon Republicans running to control the state’s elections have all stoked false claims of voter fraud and indicated they want to end Oregon’s decades-long tradition of running elections by mail.