Since 2020, drop boxes have become a flashpoint in America’s polarized politics, as former President Donald Trump has falsely criticized them as rife for fraud.. Their use is particularly heated ...

Although drop boxes were widely adopted across the U.S. in the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon and Washington have long relied on the method for conducting their elections.

Fires at two ballot drop boxes in the Portland, Oregon, area this week as well as a similar fire earlier this month have raised questions about the role of drop boxes in the upcoming election.

The unstaffed, 24-hour ballot drop boxes should be made of durable material such as steel and permanently cemented into the ground, generally at a cost of about $6,000 each, the commission says.

Although drop boxes were widely adopted across the U.S. in the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon and Washington have long relied on the method for conducting their elections.

Election workers collect ballots from a newly placed ballot drop box outside the Multnomah County Elections Division office on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Portland, Oregon.

Although drop boxes were widely adopted across the U.S. in the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon and Washington have long relied on the method for conducting their elections.

Fires at two ballot drop boxes that destroyed hundreds of ballots in the Pacific Northwest this week, as well as a similar fire earlier this month, have raised questions about the role and security of ...

Although drop boxes were widely adopted across the U.S. in the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon and Washington have long relied on the method for conducting their elections.

Although drop boxes were widely adopted across the U.S. in the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon and Washington have long relied on the method for conducting their elections.