In addition to returning absentee or mail ballots through the postal service, many states offer voters the option of returning their ballot to a secure drop box provided by election authorities. States take a variety of policy approaches to ballot drop boxes, with some states requiring their accessibility statewide, while other states limit, restrict, or even ban drop boxes altogether.
The following resources discuss best practices for drop box policies, as well as track the development of backlash towards drop boxes as a result of misinformation that has proliferated since the 2020 election.
