I am pleased that Governor Andrew Cuomo on Thursday signed into a law legislation that will allow all New Yorkers to request an absentee ballot to vote in the November 3 general election, citing concerns over contracting the coronavirus. But, many of my constituents have asked why New York State or the Board of Elections still has not authorized the placement of secure voting boxes to placed at municipal buildings so people don't have to rely on the the postal service for deliver. I have been pushing for this for about a month and am disappointed that so far NYS has not taken any action. Many other progressive states allow voters to place their ballots at secure boxes. Voters are very worried that the postal service. Some voters who have compromised immune systems are afraid to drop off ballots at early voting locations where they will have to go inside a building and risk COVID related infections. New York State needs to have secure voting boxes at every municipal building.
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