If voters are concerned about arson incidents in Washington and Oregon, here's what they can do.

Ballot box arson incidents in Vancouver, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, may have caused some residents to worry about their vote counting, but there are steps locals can take to verify their ballot.

According to a Multnomah County press release issued on Monday, only three ballots were damaged in the Portland incident, and the three affected individuals would be notified.

The ballot box contained a fire suppressant that protected almost all the ballots. Only three ballots were damaged, and Elections will contact those voters using unique identifiers on their ballot envelopes to provide them with replacement ballots. Voters should be reassured that their votes will still be counted, even if their ballots were in the affected box.

If you dropped your ballot into the ballot box on SE Belmont between 3:30 p.m. Saturday Oct. 26, and Monday at 3 a.m., and have any concerns, contact Elections at 503-988-6826.

Ballot status alerts are available to voters in the county.

The press release encourages Multnomah County voters to sign up for the Track Your Ballot service, which provides alerts via text, phone, or email when their ballot is mailed out and received and accepted for counting. More information and sign-up can be found at multco.us/trackyourballot and http://multnomah.ballottrax.net.

To track the return status of their ballot, individuals can visit votewa.gov, as stated by the Washington Secretary of State's office.

Voters can obtain a replacement ballot if their returned ballot is not marked as 'received.' They can either print a replacement ballot or visit their local elections department for one.

Some ballots in Clark County were destroyed, while others were damaged, according to a press release.

The press release stated that ballots deposited in the box after 11 am on Saturday, Oct. 26, may have been damaged or destroyed. Elections officials have now gathered the ballots from the box and processed those that were still able to go through the sorting machine. However, some ballots were either destroyed or too damaged to be processed.

"To check if their ballot has been received, voters can visit votewa.gov. If their ballot is not received by Oct. 28, they can get a new one by visiting the Elections Office at 1408 Franklin St. in downtown Vancouver or contacting Elections at 564.397.2345 or [email protected]."

During a Monday press conference, Vancouver Police Department interim chief Troy Price stated that the October 8 incident preceded the event that occurred on the same day.

During the press conference, Mike Benner of the Portland Police Bureau stated that authorities believe the Portland incident is linked to the two incidents in Vancouver.