Esme Murphy has the response from election officials on Monday after a car full of absentee ballots was left open and unattended by a courier outside Edina City Hall.

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.

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.

Hennepin County officials are reassuring voters after surveillance footage caught a courier leaving boxes of absentee ballots unattended outside Edina City Hall on Thursday.

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.