The bills also would remove the requirement for a witness to certify a ballot signature and mandate drop boxes at voting precincts as an alternative to putting absentee ballots in the mail. Drop boxes allow voters to return their ballots without mailing them. President Trump, who has admitted slowing funding to the Postal Service to try to restrict mail-in voting, has derided drop boxes on Twitter. ADNortham called for expanded absentee voting measures in a budget proposal he submitted before the start of the General Assembly’s special session, which convened Aug. 18. It calls on local registrars to set up drop boxes at their offices, as well as any satellite voting offices and at polling precincts on Election Day.

Source: Washington Post August 28, 2020 19:19 UTC