We have been trying to get the word out about our drop boxes. I do understand that each and every voter has their own thoughts, and I will fight for their right to those thoughts.
I would like to send out some information about our new Vote by Mail Drop Boxes.
For many years some counties have used drop boxes. Some counties have put drop boxes in shopping malls.
I have been worried to use drop boxes, afraid of vandalism. This year I found a drop box on wheels and to protect that drop box we have an employee to watch the box. The box is brought in every night at 5 p.m.; the ballots are taken out of the drop box and processed.
The drop box is not mandatory; it is a courtesy. Every day, 50 voters are using the drop box in Key West. That is 50 voters who would have had to come into the office with other voters just to drop off their ballot. Each of them was happy it was there.
With the number of people in town who have gotten the COVID-19 virus, I am happy and proud of our drop boxes keeping voters safe.
Because we have never had drop boxes before, the employee is told, when you see a voter who has a Vote by Mail ballot, ask them if you could help them and tell them about the drop box.
Use it, don’t use it, just vote; vote by mail, vote at an early voting site, or vote at the polls. Just vote.
Another big thank you to our unsung heroes Monroe County Public Works — they keep the toilets flushing and the AC on, they also deliver our voting equipment.
R. Joyce Griffin
Supervisor of Elections
