Pro-Voter Petition: Reinstate Luzerne County's Drop Boxes  Pennsylvanians have the: freedom to choose how they cast their ballots- inj person on Election Day, by mail, or by using a drop box. We applaud the Luzerne County Board ofElections for Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo has made the unilateral decision to eliminate all mail ballot drop boxes for the November 5, 2024, General Election, just weeks before the election. This decision bypasses the Luzerne County Board of Elections. Drop boxes have been a secure and convenient option for voters in Luzerne County since 2020. Citing unfounded security concerns and financial risks, Crocamo's decision disregards the critical importance of With video surveillance and other security measures already in place, administrative issues could have been resolved without eliminating drop boxes altogether. This decision threatens to disenfranchise voters and erodes public trust in the election process at ai time when it is crucial to While Crocamo cited concerns about security and the financial risks associated with drop boxes, this abrupt decision undermines the rights of voters. Drop boxes have been a1 trusted, secure option in Luzerne County since 2020, serving as a critical resource for those unable to return their ballots through the mail ini time for them to be counted. These locations, including Wright Manor, Misericordia University, and county-owned sites, provided essential services without These concerns about security are unfounded. Video surveillance and other measures have been inj place to monitor drop boxes, and while administrative missteps in the past led to lost footage, iti is clear that this is ai manageable issue, not ai reason to eliminate drop boxes altogether. The absence of drop boxes forces voters to hand-deliver their ballots to the election bureau, ai move that unnecessarily complicates the process for seniors, individuals with disabilities, and those in Removing the county's drop boxes will undoubtedly cause voter confusion and substantially violates the civil rights ofitsl Luzerne County voters. We are less than 7 weeks from the date of the General Election. Voters are already making their voting plans and should have the option to Voters deserve to feel safe casting their ballot - by mail, by drop box, or inj person at their polling place. If the county has concerns for voter safety with the use of drop boxes, we: must look no further than our country's current climate of political violence and harmful rhetoric about our elections. Here and across the nation, politicians are constantly sowing doubt in election results  making drop boxes accessible in] Luzerne County since 2020.  voter access.  protect and expand access to the ballot.  incident inj previous elections.  rural areas.  do so by using drop boxes just as they have since 2020.  1    and undermining the work of election officials, with absolutely no evidence to support their Luzerne County has the opportunity to be a consistent leader in how elections are: runi in Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Commonwealth. To do this, officials must commit to implementing consistent policies and procedures for each and every election designed to minimize voter confusion, maximize voter access, and affirm voter trust. We call on Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo and the Luzerne County Council toj protect the freedom of every Luzerne County voter to vote in the manner that they choose by reinstating drop boxes for  claims. Thisi is not fair tot them and it's not fair to voters.  the November 4, 2024 General Election.  Signed,  Francis Abrams, Bear Creek Village Theresa Alba, West Pittston Boro Christine Allbless, Kingston Township Edward. Ameika, Duryea Borough Roger Anderson, Rice Twp Joseph Andrews, City of Pittston Kristine Antos, Wright Twp Joslynn Appel, Lehman Township Barbara Aston, Dallas Eugenia Atcudi, West Pittston Jerome Baloh, Luzerne Boro John Banas, Wilkes barre George S. Beaver Jr., Fairview Township Olivia Bellanco, Wyoming Boro Erin Berlew, West Pittston Boro Lori Biscontini, Duryea Boro Meghan Blewitt, Kingston Twp Jacquelyn Bonomo, Conynham Cheryl Bordo, Dupont Boro Glenn Bozinski, Kingston Twp Marnetta Bradford, Kingston Township Nicholas Brogno, Dallas Ed Brominski Jr,Swoyersville Boro Kenneth Brophy, Jackson Twp Noreen Brzozowski, Plymouth Twp Christopher Bunting, Plymouth Boro Nina Burke, Butler Twp Charles Burns, Dallas Boro Hannah Butterwick, Dallas Twp lan Butterwick, Dallas Twp Marian Byrnes, Kingston Boro  2    Francis Calpin, Kingston Boro Lorraine Campbell, Avoca David Carey, Dallas Boro Debbie Carey, Dallas Boro Jenny Carlo, Hanover Twp Madison Carlsson, Kingston Twp Joan Carter, Wilkes Barre City Carol Lynn Cole, West Pittston Boro Alyssa Coleman, Swoyersville Boro Mary Ann Conahan, Swoyersville Boro Joan Corcoran, Dallas Twp Rachael Coup, Plains township Nicholas Dabbieri, Plains Twp W Lisa Daczka, Pittston Twp Mark Daczka, Pittston Twp David Daley, Dallas Twp Carol Dancheck, Forty Fort Boro Richard Davis, Union Twp Nancy Deets, Butler Twp Stephanie Deivert, Rice Township Olivia Delevan, Dallas Barbara Denning, Freeland Boro Sharon Derhammer, Wilkes Barre City Donna Dickinson, Kingston Twp Debbie DISabatino, Rice Twp Steve Distasio, Wright Twp Richard Dodson, Harveys Lake Boro Frances Duddy, Wilkes Barre City Herbert Dutt, Plains Mary Elis, Plains Twp Dave Elston, Lehman Twp Carrie Engle, Dallas Boro Deborah Ermak, Forty Fort Len Ermak, Forty Fort Michele Ezzo, Avoca Lorina Fauber, Wilkes Barre City Raymond J. Fedor, Rice Twp Rose Fenstermacher, Edwardsville Boro Kathleen Finsterbusch, Ross Twp Deborah French, Rice Township Kathleen Gadomski, Hughestown Borough Michael Galli, Swoyersville George Gegaris Jr, Hanover Twp David Gelatko, Plains Twp  3    Marcus Georgetti, Lehman Twp Damian Gilbert, Wilkes Barre Susan Gillbert,Wilkes Barre Mary B. Gilligan, Dallas Twp Andrea Anne Glod,WilkesBarre Dustin Goff, Forty Fort boro Francis Goretski Jr., Ashley Boro Roseann Goretski, Wilkes Barre City Matthew Gorkos, Kingston Boro Ivy Granston, Wilkes Barre Marie Gray, Dallas Lois Grimm,Wilkes Barre Dennis Gromel, Wilkes Barre City Lori Hahn, pittston city Elizabeth Hall,Wilkes Barre Mike Hardik, Luzerne Boro Dianne Hartman, Foster Twp Douglas Hasbrouck, Wright Twp lan Hastings, Dallas Boro Grace Helgemo, Kingston Boro Thomas Herbert, Forty Fort Alisha Hofman-Mirlovich, Fairview Twp Lisa Hoover, Sugarloaf Twp Geraldine Hovan, Swoyersville Boro James Howley, Wilkes Barre City Mary Ann Hutchison, Hazle Twp Walter Iffert, Hazle Township Lindsey Jamieson, Bear Creek Township Joseph John, Nanticoke City Vernon Jones, City of Pittston Donna Kaminski, Harveys lake Joseph Kaminski, Harveys lake Joseph Kaminski Jr., Fairmount Township Martin Kane, Plains Twp Karen Wagner, Fairview Twp Deborah Katra, Hunlock Twp Gwen Keating, Bear Creek Twp Ken Kelchner, Fairmount Twp Megan Kennedy, Dallas township Bonnie Keyser, Luzerne Jeanne Kimber, Bear Creek Twp Laura Kiselevach, Pittston City Casey Klaips, Swoyersville Boro Sarah Kosloski, fairview Twp  4    Thomas Kozerski,Bear Creek Twp Krasucki, Kelly Shickshinny Borough Matt Kresge, Dallas Twp Kiera Kupsho, Butler Twp Jessica Kurilla, Swoyersville Boro Susan Kurilla, Luzerne Francine Lamont, Swoyersville Pamela Langdon, Kingston Twp Jeffl Laue, West Wyoming Boro Elizabeth Lavelle, Wilkes-Barre Rosemarie Lee, Fairview Twp Susan Lee, Bear Creek Twp Thomas Limouze, Fairview Township Lipka Wendy, Kingston Twp Michelle Luchetti, Plains Lori Lukashefski, Fairview Twp Garold Madison, Nanticoke City Michael Maestri, Wyoming Boro Mark Makara, Nanticoke Matt Manganiello, Exeter Boro Patrick Mara, Harveys Lake Boro Marcia Bellanco, Wyoming Boro Colleen Marino, Freeland Boro Meghan Marlott, Luzerne Borough William Martin, Exeter Boro Anthony J. Matriccino Jr., Freeland Boro Kayla Mattioli, Exeter Boro Colleen McCarty,Kingston Boro Kevin McGee, Kingston township Linda McGrath, Union Township Lynn McGuire, Hanover Township Pierre Mechali, West Hazleton Joan Meehan, Dallas Township Patricia Meehan, Avoca Maria Merenda, Butler Township Christopher Mergo, Forty Fort Borough Patricia Merman, Plymouth Borough Shirley Micnicoski, Exeter Boro Beryl Miller-Eckrich, Wilkes-Barre city Chris Miller, Lehman Twp Diane Milligan, Exeter William Milz, Wilkes Barre City Geraldine Misunas, Wilkes Barre City Shannon Mizikoski, Hanover Twp  5    Michele Mleczynski, West Wyoming Boro Michael Moran, Larksville Boro Donald Mulligan, Wright Twp Michael Mulvey, Wright township Cindy Nardi, Dallas Twp Brenda Naugle, Bear Creek Township Margaret Nettleton, Hazle Township Haley Nice, Union Twp Margaret Nichols, West Wyoming Borough Margaret Nobile, Jenkins Township Deborah Noon, Harveys Lake Borough Mary Ellen Noss, Plains Township Jay Notartomaso, Wyoming Leigh Obmann, Rice Twp Croline Orourke, Plymouth Karen Ostroskue, Larksville Borough David Pasquini, Kingston Township James Paulson, Jackson Township Sarah Pellegrini, Forty Fort Borough Jill Pentangelo, Wilkes Barre City Jennifer Perch, Luzerne Borough Lori Perch, Dallas Township Gail Perdoch, Rice Township Renee Phillips, Hanover Township Steve Potochney, Butler Twp Michael Pray, Wright Twp Marietta Propersi, Avoca Boro Michael Quinnan, Dallas Twp Camille Reilly, Hazle Twp. Michael Reilly, Hazle Township Glenda Reynolds, Nanticoke City George Rittenhouse Sr., Wilkes Barre City Grey Robert, Ross Township Mary Robinson, Butler Twp Jane Roche, Pittston Twp Theresa Roke, Pittston Twp Jacqueline Rosario, Wright Twp Joseph Rostock, Larksville Boro Michelle Rothenbecker, Bear Creek Township Gabbi Rubino, Pittston City Emma Rushworth, Pittston City Brianna Rybka, Fairmount Township Jayden Rybka, Fairmount Township Frank Sabatini, Pittston Township  6    Amanda Sabo, Butler Township Anita Salitis, Duryea Borough Jerome Salitis, Duryea Borough Marilyn Santarelli, Dallas Twp Anna Marie Saporito, Exeter Borough Dorothea Schaeffer, Fairmount Twp Kari Schang, Dallas Twp Janice Schoem, Hazle Township Beth Gilbert, Wilkes-Barre Roslyn Sciandra, Pittston city Jerry Scott, Exeter Borough Joseph Sekusky, Jenkins Township Stephen Sembrat, Luzerne Borough Kelly Seymour, Dallas Township Joseph Shafer, Dorrance Township John Shannon, Luzerne Boro Erik Sharkey, Sugarloaf Twp Kerry Sheridan, Wyoming Boro Logan Shook, Wyoming Borough Samantha Shook, Wyoming Borough Maureen Simonson, Wyoming Borough Carol Ann Skrip, Swoyersville Paul Skrip, Swoyersville Emily Smallwood, Dallas Borough Arthur Smith, Fairview Twp Darlene Smith, Kingston Township Patrick Smith, Wright Twp Mary Snyder, Luzerne Boro Dave Spak, Yatesville Boro Sara Speckels, Newport Twp Christine Stefon, Dallas Mary Beth Steininger, Wilkes Barre City Sharon Stevens, Dallas Michael Stofko, Wilkes Barre City Leigh Storey II, Plains Twp Jodie Storey, Plains Twp Jamie Straw, Dallas  Judith Strock, Harveys Lake Borough James Strowe, Plymouth Borough Sheryl Ann Suchocki, Wyoming Boro Mary Supey, West Pittston Boro Thomas Supey, West Pittston Boro John Murray Swim, Plains Twp Mari Taggart, Wyoming Boro  7    Ann Marie Thamurus, Forty Fort Borough William Thede, Forty Fort Borough Chris Thomas, Conyngham Debra Thomas, Freeland Borough Benjamin Tielle, Pittston City Mildred Tiffany, Dallas Township Albert Toczylowski, Dupont Boro Patrick Toole, Kingston Boro Regina Twardowski, Jenkins Twp Thomas J. Vaxmonsky, Jenkins Twp Joan Vivian, Dallas Borough Mark Vukovich, Wright twp Joseph Vullo, Jenkins Twp Pasha Walker, Pittston City Michael Ward, Wilkes Barre City Beatriz Waskevich, Kingston Boro James Watkins, Nanticoke Eugene Wesley, Dupont Borough Jessica Whitt, Ashley Borough John Williams, Kingston Borough Peyton Wilson, Fairview Township Lori Wolf, Sugarloaf Township Charles Wolfe, Conyngham Borough John Wrazien, Avoca Boro Andrew Yanchick, Hunlock Twp Jamie Yost, Wilkesbarre Jennifer Yost, Wilkesbarre Nora Zale, Kingston Township Mary Zarenski, Larksville Boroough Lawrence Zelenak, Edwardsville Debra Phillips, Exeter Borough Audrey Serniak, Plains Borough Carole Shearer, Butler Township Lisa Napersky, Fairview Township Beth Calpin, Swoyersville Borough Patrick Smith, Hanover Township Tara Priest-Rhodes, Swoyersville Marie E. Fedor, Rice Township Martha Gurdin, Dallas Township Judy Opsitos, Edwardsville Carmen Saporito, Pittston Andrew Wilczak, Wright Township Velma Mislivets, Bear Creek Township Marcia Musial, Plains Township  8    Justin Mirilovich, Fairview Township Brian Dugas, Wyoming Mary Rybka, Fairmont Township Vito Malacari, Hanover Township Alicia Duque, Avoca William Lipski, Nanticoke, Matthew Brunn, Wilkes-Barre James Farris, Shavertown Michael Gagliardi, Hanover Township Harry Miller, Wilkes-Barre Samantha Trobe, Pittston  9