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Supervisor: Flagler County mail ballots are no-excuse and drop boxes are monitored daily
Summary
Katie Lenhart said any Flagler County voter may request a mail ballot, described the county’s long experience with vote-by-mail, and explained security measures for drop boxes and daily handling.
Katie Lenhart told listeners that vote-by-mail in Flagler County is a long-established, no-excuse option and that ballots are mailed to overseas and military voters as well as local residents.
"It's a no excuse," Lenhart said, explaining that anyone can request a ballot and that the county has used mail voting for over 20 years. She gave the primary mail-ballot request deadline as "Thursday, August 6." Lenhart also detailed handling and security for returned ballots: drop boxes are monitored in person by assigned workers, staff collect returned ballots daily and bring them to the office, and each day's returns are checked in to keep a tally for each location.
Lenhart named staff assigned to watch drop boxes and explicitly described the daily collection and check-in process as part of the office’s security procedures, saying the practice helps ensure returned ballots are not left unattended overnight.
