Courier fired after leaving unattended ballots outside Edina City Hall

KSTP reports Hennepin County has fired a courier who left multiple boxes of ballots unsecured outside Edina City Hall Friday. “Hennepin County is describing those boxes as “sealed transfer cases” that were inside a courier vehicle parked at Edina City Hall. Surveillance video released by the city shows the rear door of the van open for about eight minutes.”

Related: Star Tribune reports the unattended ballots were not tampered with according to reviewed security footage.

Via The Athletic: The Minnesota Lynx fell to the New York Liberty in overtime, 67-62, missing out on a fifth WNBA title.

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