Expanding Drop Box Locations to Improve Voter Access

About the Program

Category: Community and Economic Development (Best in Category)

Year: 2018

Ballot drop boxes are an essential tool for increasing voter access in King County. In 2016, King County Elections evaluated 100 locations as potential sites for new drop boxes. After careful research and consideration, 45 sites were selected. King County Elections now operates a total of 55 permanent drop boxes, providing unprecedented convenience and access for voters. The county’s voters are increasingly relying on drop boxes. More than half of all returned ballots were brought to a drop box during the 2016 General Election.