![]() ![]() ![]() In the 10 days leading up to the election, ballots have to be retrieved from unstaffed drop boxes every 24 hours. Drop boxes are locked at all times, and may be monitored by video surveillance or staffed by an election worker.įor example, in California, outdoor drop boxes must be securely fastened to prevent moving the box or tampering with it, and all drop boxes have to be secured by a lock, which only election officials and the designated ballot retriever can unlock. ![]() States have different specific requirements for drop boxes, but across the board, drop boxes are a secure option for returning your ballot. Depending on where you are registered to vote, you'll only be able to return your ballot to the drop box or drop boxes in the town, county, or state where you are registered.įor example, if you're registered to vote at your permanent address in Iowa, but you requested an absentee ballot to be delivered to you in Connecticut, you can't return your ballot to a drop box in Connecticut. You can only return your mail or absentee ballot to your designated drop box or drop boxes. Some of these states may allow you to drop off your mail or absentee ballot with an election worker instead of, or in addition to, putting it in a drop box. We anticipate that the majority of states will offer drop boxes for the November General Election.Īs of October, Democracy Works has confirmed that the following 38 states will have drop boxes in November: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. In Colorado, 75% of all mail ballots are returned via drop boxes. Several states, including Colorado, Oregon, and Washington, have successfully used drop boxes for years. Ballots are regularly retrieved from the boxes by election office staff. Drop boxes are typically placed outside of public buildings like libraries, schools, and county offices, but sometimes they can be inside of buildings. What is a mail ballot drop box?Ī mail ballot drop box is a secured, locked box where voters can return absentee or mail ballots in signed and sealed envelopes, rather than putting it through the mail. Below are answers to commonly asked questions about what mail ballot drop boxes are, who can use them, and how they ensure your vote will get counted. Concerns about whether the US Postal Service will be able to deliver mail ballots in time to be counted has brought additional attention to using mail ballot drop boxes. As part of that expansion, more states than ever are planning to utilize mail ballot drop boxes for the General Election. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states have expanded access to voting by mail in order to provide voters with another option for safely casting their ballots. This blog post was originally published by the Democracy Works site on Augand was last updated October 14, 2020.īy Sarah Berlin, Program Director of the Voting Information Project ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |