A Minnesota poll courier has been fired after leaving thousands of ballots unattended in an open car trunk outside Edina City Hall, southwest of Minneapolis. The incident happened on Friday as the worker was dropping off boxes of ballots, and a photo of the trunk with the unsecured boxes spread on social media.

Hennepin County has fired a courier who left multiple boxes of ballots unattended outside Edina City Hall Friday.

EDINA, Minn. — With the election only a few weeks away, ballot security is top of mind for officials. An alert photographer shared an image of a lapse in security in a metro suburb on Friday, leading to swift action from Hennepin County.

Hennepin County officials say there is no evidence of tampering after a photo was posted to social media showing an open, unattended vehicle full of ballots.

Hennepin County officials have fired a courier who left several boxes of ballots unsecured outside of Edina City Hall on Friday.

A Hennepin County courier was terminated after leaving election ballots unattended in an open trunk outside Edina City Hall. The incident occurred during a ballot transfer pickup, with county officials confirming that the ballots were sealed and not tampered with while left alone.

A courier driver was fired, and the city has released surveillance footage showing the ballots weren’t disturbed.

Election ballots were left unattended after a Hennepin County courier vehicle was left with its rear door open while the driver went inside Edina City Hall.

A Hennepin County courier has been terminated after leaving the trunk of a vehicle open, leaving ballots unattended outside Edina City Hall.