The Maryland State Board of Elections completed the installation this week of 286 ballot drop boxes across the state. Voters can use any drop box to cast their mail-in ballots, which may arrive in homes as early as next week.

Hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots have been sent to Maryland voters, with more on the way, as the country rapidly approaches one of the most highly-anticipated presidential elections in American history.

Slow and erratic mail delivery may make ballot drop boxes more appealing for voters, but some Republicans want to ban or restrict them.

The Maryland SBE will send the first phase of the 2024 General Election mail-in ballots starting today. Here's what to know, plus key election dates.

County Manager Romilda Crocamo announced there will be no mail ballot drop boxes in Luzerne County during the November 5 General Election. Crocamo says she has made the decision not to deploy drop boxes for the upcoming election due to fears the drop box locations offer a potential for illegal activities

All Wisconsin absentee ballot drop boxes were closed in 2022, when the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled they broke state law. Then this July, the now-liberal-controlled court reversed that and decided clerks could use them.