ACLU Asks Court to Force Pennsylvania County to Reinstate Mail Ballot Drop Boxes

The lawsuit claims that the county’s manager did not have the authority to remove the drop boxes.

A man photographs himself depositing a ballot in an official ballot drop box at Philadelphia City Hall on Oct. 27, 2020. Mark Makela/Getty Images

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is asking a Pennsylvania judge to order Luzerne County officials to reinstate drop boxes for mail-in ballots, according to court documents filed on Oct. 1.

Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo in September ordered the removal of the four drop boxes that the county has been using in recent elections. She said she visited the drop box sites and determined that the county could not keep them secure.