Bills Banning Drop Boxes and Private Election Grants Sent to Arkansas Gov. Sanders to Sign

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders delivers the Republican response to the State of the Union address by President Joe Biden in Little Rock, Ark., on, Feb. 7, 2023. Al Drago/Getty Images

Legislation to ban drop boxes in Arkansas has been delivered to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders for her signature. A separate bill banning private grants for the administration of elections was also passed on March 16 and sent to the governor’s desk.

Sanders, a Republican, has not publicly announced whether she will sign the bills. The Epoch Times reached out to the governor’s office for comment but did not receive a response by press time.

Drop Boxes No More

Senate Bill 258 states that county clerks, public employees, or election officials “shall not establish or use a drop box for the purpose of collecting absentee ballots.”