Nick Reisman is reporting for State of Politics Democratic lawmakers August 31, called for the placement of ballot drop boxes for voters to leave absentee ballots for the November general election. Legislation proposed by state Senators Brad Hoylman, Rachel May and Assemblymember Richard Gottfried would allow for the placement of drop boxes statewide. Similar arrangements have already been implemented in 33 states. In the coming weeks New York voters are expected to cast a surge of absentee ballots thanks to legislation that simplified the criteria for requesting an absentee ballot by allowing concern over contracting COVID-19 as a reason for obtaining one. “We owe it to all New Yorkers to make sure that their vote gets counted this November," May said. "... One way we can promote safe, fast, and efficient voting, without worrying about postal issues, is to allow folks to drop their ballots off in secure drop boxes around their communities." Hoylman said, “New York won’t allow Donald Trump’s relentless attempts to undermine our elections and [to] spread misinformation to succeed." Read the full story at nystateofpolitics [dot] com.