Resident warns against multiple mail-in ballot drop boxes, citing past board decisions

Sep 22, 2026

A resident who served on the election board warned that adding multiple mail-in ballot drop boxes can create perceptions of favoritism and chain-of-custody problems; he recounted that Erie was the first county in PA to use locked boxes and that chosen voting machines (Dominion) were selected for security reasons.

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Scott Rastetter of Girard Township addressed the council about the election board’s recent decision to add more mail-in ballot drop boxes and urged caution.

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