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Assembly approves bill allowing local ballot drop boxes for absentee and early mail ballots
Summary
The Assembly passed a sponsor— mendment to clarify that absentee and early mail ballots may be deposited in secure ballot drop boxes; the measure directs local boards to post locations and the State Board of Elections to issue implementation rules.
The New York State Assembly on March 12 passed a bill that authorizes local boards of elections to install secure ballot drop boxes and clarifies that both absentee ballots and early mail ballots may be deposited in them.
Assemblymember Symone, the bill—s sponsor, told colleagues the measure is a chapter amendment to the ballot-drop-box law passed in 2024 and would make explicit that absentee and early mail ballots may be returned via drop box. "It authorizes local boards of elections to establish locations where secure ballot drop boxes for voters to return their marked absentee and early mail ballots," Symone said, adding that the State Board of Elections…
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