Senator MALLOY proposed the following amendment (JUD5305.015):

Amend the amendment bearing document number JUD5305.002, as and if amended, by adding an appropriately numbered SECTION before SECTION 10 to read:

/ SECTION ___. For receipt of absentee ballots, the county board of voter registration and elections may utilize at least one drop box to be placed in a conspicuous and prominently labeled location outside its office. Each county board of voter registration and elections may designate no more than two additional locations in or near government buildings in the county to place drop boxes for receipt of absentee ballots. The drop box must meet at least the minimum standards or guidelines established by the Department of Homeland Security and the Elections Assistance Commission, if applicable. Each county board of voter registration and elections must take steps to secure the drop box and remove the ballots at least once each business day that the office is open. At least two people must be present to remove the ballots from the drop box, and the receipt of these ballots must be recorded as absentee ballots received by mail. All absentee ballot drop boxes must be emptied and secured at 7:00 p.m. on the day of the election. /