09/04/2024

LaRose Says Ohioans Can Only Use Election Drop Boxes to Submit Their Own Ballots

The order impacts how many elderly and home-bound people can vote

Ballot drop boxes in Ohio can only be used by people to submit their own early absentee ballots for the 2024 general election, under a new directive issued Friday by Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

Under the directive, anyone returning a completed ballot on behalf of someone else cannot use a drop box stationed at one of Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections. Instead, that person must either mail the ballot or turn it in inside the elections office, where they must sign a form saying they are returning the ballot within the bounds of the law.

Ohio law allows for only close relatives to return ballots, though a federal court recently ruled that the restriction cannot apply to disabled voters. Election staff must post a sign at each drop box alerting users of the policy.

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