Ballot drop boxes were delivered this week, voters didn't waste time to use them

Ballot drop boxes were delivered this week, voters didn't waste time to use them

VOTING IN MARYLAND DOES NOTSTART UNTIL THE END OOCTOBER.

BUT YOU CAN VOTEBEFORE THAT..

MANY COUNTIESALREADY STARTED TO SET UTHEIR DROP BOXES FOR VOTERS.WMAR-2 NEWS ERIN MACPHERSONJOINS US LIVE WITH HOW ANNEARUNDEL COUNTY'S BOARD OFELECTIONS IS MAKING SURE THATIF YOU PUT YOUR BALLOT IN ONEOF THOSE DROP BOXES, YOU CANBE ASSUERED THAT IT'S SAFE ANWILL BE COUNTED..

ERIN?THEY'RE CONSIDERED THE SAFESTOPTION BECAUSE OF SOCIALDISTANCING - YOU DON'T NEED TOINTERACT WITH ANYONE JUST DROFF YOUR BALLOT AND GO!

PLUS,THEY HAVE PADLOCKS ON THEM ANDSECURITY CAMERAS TO MAKE SUTHE VOTES INSIDE ARE SECURE!THIS IS JUST ONE OF OF 18 DROPBOXES ALREADY SET UP HERE INANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

ELECTIOOFFICIALS SAY THEY PLAN ONHAVING 32 UP THROUGHOUT THECOUNTY BY MID OCTOBER!

THWANT TO MAKE SURE THERE AREPLENTY EASILY ACCESSIBLE SINCEMORE PEOPLE ARE VOTING BY MAILTHIS YEAR.

SO FAR NEARLYPEOPLE HAVE ALREADY VOTED BYMAIL AND THE DEPUTY DIRECTOROF THE ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTYBOARD OF ELECTONS SAYS ABOUTHALF OF THEM USED DROP BOXES.THEY EXPECT TO GET AROUND 15THOUSAND BALLOTS BACK.“Wevery cognizant of the fact alot of people might be nervousabout leaving their ballot inthe drop box.

We believe itsthe safest way to vote ifyo”THE DEADLINE TO REQUESTBALLOT IS OCTOBER 20TH.

IPERSON EARLY VOTING STARTS ONOCTOBER 26TH.

FOR MOREINFORMATION ABOUT HOW TOREQUEST A BALLOT, WHERE THEDROP OFF BOXES ARE NEAR ANDALL YOUR ELECTION QUESTIONS -HEAD OVER TO WMAR 2 NEWS.

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