Allred asks clerks to remove ballot drop boxes

CHEYENNE -Interim Secretary of State Karl Allred has moved quickly to request the removal of absentee ballot drop boxes statewide.

Three days after he was sworn into office, he sent a letter on Friday to all 23 county clerks. In the correspondence, he asked them to consider the request, if not for this election, then for 2024 and all future elections.

Allred said while his time in the office would be short, he wanted to capitalize on the opportunity to continue the "great work of this office and oversee another successful election."

Absentee voting began on Sept. 23 for the Nov. 8 general elec...