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NEW BALLOT DROP BOX IS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE BOROUGH HALL BUILDING

Posted on: August 24, 2021 - 3:40pm
NEW BALLOT DROP BOX IS PLACED IN FRONT OF THE BOROUGH HALL BUILDING

You may have noticed a ballot drop box that has been installed in front of Borough Hall.

For elections that occur after February 1, 2021, P.L. 2020, c.72, requires at least one drop box be located at the following locations within the county:

  • any county government building which is the main office of the County Clerk;
  • any municipal government building which is the main municipal office in municipalities with populations
  • larger than 5,000 residents;
  • the main campus of each community college;
  • the main campus of each State college or university; and
  • the main campus of each independent four-year college or university with enrollments larger than 5,000  students.

Ballot drop boxes offer a secure, convenient alternative for voters to cast their completed mail-in ballots.  It has been reported that jurisdictions where vote-by-mail is prevalent, as many as 80 percent of voters choose to return their ballot at a ballot drop box.  Ballot drop boxes reassure voters who mistrust the postal system because of lost or delayed mail, or who worry about someone potentially tampering with their ballot.  For election officials, ballot drop boxes ensure ballots are received in time to be processed.

This drop box is for Vote by Mail Ballots ONLY.  Please do not place anything other than voted ballots in this box.