WyomingWyoming would bar drop boxes for absentee ballots
Wyoming public employees could not use drop boxes to collect absentee ballots, and voters would mail those ballots or hand them to the clerk.
What it does
Public employees could not use drop boxes to collect absentee ballots, and no one could leave an absentee ballot in one. Voters would mail ballots or hand them to the clerk.
If an absentee ballot reaches the clerk through a drop box, the clerk could tell the voter it is spoiled and cannot be used as submitted.
Argument forLimiting ballot returns to mail or hand delivery could make it easier for clerks to oversee how ballots reach them.
Argument againstVoters who have trouble mailing a ballot or visiting the clerk might find it harder to return one.
More detail
County clerks, election staff, and other public employees could not set up or use drop boxes to collect absentee ballots. No one could deliver an absentee ballot through one. The rule covers boxes meant for ballots and other boxes for papers or payments if they allow absentee ballot drop-offs. Voters would mail absentee ballots or hand deliver them to the clerk. If the bill becomes law, this rule would take effect immediately.
A county clerk could notify a voter that an improperly delivered ballot is spoiled, meaning it cannot be used as submitted. This applies when an absentee ballot reaches the clerk through a prohibited drop box. If the bill becomes law, this rule would take effect immediately.
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- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
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