Relates to ballot drop boxes for absentee and early voting ballots

More ballot return options for New Yorkers

New York election boards can establish secure drop boxes for absentee and early mail ballots; each board decides whether to offer them. Voters can use boxes established by the election board for their county or city of residence. Ballots deposited before polls close on Election Day are timely, and a missing timestamp does not prevent counting. Election boards must close boxes and collect ballots when polls close. They must post each location on their website no later than the day it opens. The State Board of Elections must set rules for locations, security, labeling, pickup times, and tracking who handles ballots. Voters still must complete the ballot envelope and sign its oath. Stray marks on absentee ballots do not invalidate them when the voter's intent is clear.