In an increasingly abnormal election year, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties are asking Maryland election officials to supply dozens more drop-off boxes for voters to submit absentee ballots, bypassing the U.S. Postal Service.
During a normal election, Montgomery County would only have two or three drop boxes for ballots — but according to The Washington Post, the county is requesting at least 40 boxes for the November general election, while neighboring Prince George’s County requested 36 more than usual.
Jim Shalleck, president of the Montgomery County Board of Elections, said the changes were “directly generated by the news and public discourse about the slowdown of the mail.”
Information about the exact locations of the Maryland boxes is expected to be released to voters soon. Election officials in D.C. said they will have at least 50 drop box locations that have already been listed online.
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