Half the country's voters can use a drop box: Here's a list of states that have them

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Jon WardSenior Political Correspondent
,Yahoo News•August 25, 2020

Only about half the country has access to the secure drop boxes that give voters an alternative way to return a mail-in ballot without relying on the U.S. Postal Service.

Data compiled by Yahoo News and the Voting Rights Lab, a group focused on increasing voter participation, show that only 24 states currently have drop boxes, and two more are in the process of implementing them. 

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Drop boxes are similar to blue Postal Service receptacles on a street corner, only they’re run by county or local elections officials. They offer an option for voters who are worried about the Postal Service losing their ballot, mishandling it or turning it in too late to be counted.

But not every state has drop boxes, and even in those states that have them, not every county has them.

Voters should check with their local board of elections to see if their town or county has a drop box. Yahoo News has a list of the local board of elections in all 50 states, which you can read here. If you have questions about drop boxes, call your local officials.

Yahoo News will update this list on drop boxes as more information becomes available.

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