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DeKalb elections board authorizes removal of one absentee drop box but allows restoration if voter count rises
Summary
Board voted unanimously to remove a single early absentee drop box after staff reported the county’s active registered voter count fell below the statutory 500,000 threshold; the office may restore the Memorial Drive drop box if active registrations rise above 500,000 before early voting.
The DeKalb County Board of Registration and Elections voted to authorize staff to remove one early absentee drop box after staff said the county’s active registered voter count fell below the threshold that determines the number of allowed drop boxes.
Executive Director Smith told the board that staff numbers showed active registered voters under the 500,000 threshold at the time of the meeting, which, under state allocation rules, reduced the county’s entitlement by one box. She explained the county’s policy of accepting absentee ballots at every early voting site would remain unchanged and that staff…
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