States must put ballot drop boxes in all counties by 2026
H.R. 10699 — Dropbox Access Act · Filed by Mary Scanlon (D-PA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Oct 1, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill changes federal voting law. All counties must have locked drop boxes for voters to leave ballots. Boxes open 45 days before voting day. They stay open through the end of voting day. Each county needs at least one box for each 20,000 voters who signed up. Boxes must work for people with injuries or health limits. Boxes must work for people who speak little English.
Who it affects
This bill affects all voters. It helps people with injuries or health limits, people who speak little English, rural voters, and Tribal members. States and counties must pay to build and run the boxes.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say who pays for the boxes. It does not say how states will afford them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Oct 1, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 1, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- ballots — Papers or forms voters use to cast their votes
- voting day — The day when voters go to polls or submit votes to pick leaders
- Tribal — Related to Native American nations and their lands
- locked drop boxes — Secure boxes where voters can leave ballots safely
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,152 characters) on Oct 16, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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