All nine existing dropboxes will remain in Arlington until at least the end of 2024.
About 3.3% of Arlington voters who participated in the March 5 presidential primary cast their ballots at the county's 24-hour drop boxes.
That's according to new data released by county elections officials that could help Democrats and Republicans revisit the question of whether there are enough drop boxes next year.
The nine dropboxes opened Jan. 23 to accept ballots mailed to voters ahead of the Democratic and Republican primaries. Election office staff collected them daily.
Some Republicans argue that nine drop boxes is too many. But the Arlington Board of Elections, made up of two Republicans and one Democrat, still refuses to pursue the matter with County Elections Commissioner Gretchen Reinmeyer.
Earlier this year, election board members scrapped the post-election plan through 2025 and plan to keep the nine drop box locations in place for at least the remainder of this year.
Of the options, the drop box at county government headquarters in the courthouse had the most returned votes with 244, followed by the Central Library (192) and Westover (244). Other dropbox results include Shirlington (103), Langston Brown (98), Aurora Hills (90), Walter Reed (89), Madison (49), and Arlington Mill (34) It is included.
