Absentee ballot deadline is now June 2

Absentee ballot deadline is now June 2

With social distancing requirements, this month's primary has become Idaho's first absentee ballot election, and it has had its share of challenges.

REQUIREMENTS, THISMONTH'S PRIMARYHAS BECOME THESTATE'S FIRSTTOTALLY ABSENTEEBALLOT ELECTION .AND IT'S HAD ITSSHARE OFCHALLENGES.A FEDERAL JUDGERECENTLY RULEDTHAT .

DESPITEIDAHO'S BESTEFFORTS TOEDUCATE VOTERS .ELECTION OFFICIALSFAILED TOADEQUATELY EXPLAINTO PEOPLE HOW TOREQUEST THEIRABSENTEE BALLOTS.PLUS, THERE WERE AFEW COMPUTERGLITCHES ALONG THEWAY.SO THE DEADLINEFOR BALLOTS TO BERETURNED IS JUNESECOND.WHAT THIS MEANS IS:IF YOU'RE ONE OFTHOSE VOTERS WHOHAVE RECEIVEDYOUR BALLOT BUTHAVE NOT YETVOTED, IT'S BESTNOT TO MAIL IT IN -BECAUSE ITPROBABLY WON'TARRIVE IN TIME TO BECOUNTED.INSTEAD, COUNTIESHAVE SET UP DROPOFF LOCATIONS."ALL THE WAY UP TO 8P.M.

ON JUNE 2ND WEHAVE A DROP BOXAVAILABLE.

PEOPLECAN DROP THEM OFFHERE AT 400BENJAMIN LANE,WHICH IS THEELECTIONSHEADQUARTERS.THERE ARE PEOPLEWHO HAVE BEENDROPPING THEM OFFAS WELL AS MAILINGTHEM IN UP TO THISPOINT."TO HELP EVERYONEBEAT THE DEADLINE,ADA COUNTY HASNOW ADDED ASECOND DROP OFFLOCATION .

INADDITION TO THEONE PHIL MCGRANEJUST MENTIONED.THAT ONE IS AT THE"EARLY VOTES"TRAILER IN THEPARKING LOT OF THEADA COUNTYCOURTHOUSE AT 200WEST FRONT STREETIN BOISE.OFFICIALS THEREARE ACCEPTINGCOMPLETED BALLOTSFROM EIGHT A-M TOFIVE P-M.IF YOU'RE LOOKINGFOR A DROP OFFLOCATION AND YOULIVE OUTSIDE ADACOUNTY, CALL YOURLOCAL COUNTYELECTIONS OFFICEFOR THE TIME ANDPLACE.