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Lincoln County to draft resolution on restricting some ballot drop boxes on election day
Summary
Lincoln County commissioners debated whether to close drop boxes in Troy and Libby on election day and to leave the Eureka box unchanged. Election staff cited staffing, a roughly $18,680 staffing cost estimate, and conflicting legal interpretations; the commission asked staff to draft a resolution for March 4.
Lincoln County commissioners on Feb. 18 debated limiting access to several ballot drop boxes and agreed to have staff draft a resolution specifying when and where boxes will be open.
Melody, the county election administrator, told the commission that the county attorney had advised boxes need to be manned only on election day, while state officials interpreted the statute differently. "We did it for just election day on the the last one," Melody said, citing a count of "106 ballots for Troy." She described operational strain: "She said she served from 7AM until 8:30PM when the deputy collected the boxes for the trip back to Libby. She said it was…
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