Ballot boxes are being set on fire. Here's how to track your vote and what to do if it was burned

As ABC News notes, 47 states offer free ballot tracking services. This allows a voter to track the status of their ballot and to make sure it was received and counted.

Despite the unsettling news of ballot box arsons in recent days, the majority of ballot boxes will make it through any election cycle unscathed. But that's not to say that election officials are oblivious to the threats some individuals pose to ballot boxes.

In recent years, ballot boxes have become more secure. Most ballot drop boxes are tamper proof, bolted to the ground, under 24-hour surveillance.

Unfortunately, some unscrupulous individuals have tried to throw a wrench into the election by attempting to disrupt already-cast absentee ballots from being counted.

Read at Fast Company