Make federal-election absentee ballot drop boxes available from 45 days before election day until polls close.

Mary Gay Scanlon · Pennsylvania · Democratic

policy impact 0.65 specificity 0.98 extraction confidence 95%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Set a minimum drop-box availability period beginning 45 days before a federal election and ending when polls close.. Promised outcome: Ballot drop boxes remain available throughout that full pre-election and election-day period.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. U.S. Representative Mary Gay Scanlon introduced the Dropbox Access Act in the 119th Congress.

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Occurrences

‘‘(b) MINIMUM PERIOD FOR AVAILABILITY OF DROP 19 BOXES.—The period described in this subsection is, with 20 respect to an election, the period which begins 45 days 21 before the date of the election and which ends at the time 22 the polls close for the election in the county involved.

The bill would set the minimum availability period for drop boxes as 45 days before the election through poll closing time.

dropbox_access_act_of_2026.pdf
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Specifically, the bill would prevent states from restricting voters’ access to drop boxes by requiring counties to provide, at minimum, one drop box per 20,000 voting-age residents, ensure that drop boxes are available 24 hours a day beginning 45 days before each election, and create more accessible options near public transit and for individuals with disabilities or with limited English-language proficiency, and for voters living in rural communities and tribal lands.

The Dropbox Access Act would ensure drop boxes are available 24 hours a day beginning 45 days before each election.

Congresswoman Scanlon Introduces Bills to Improve Access to Ballot Amid Trump White House Voter Suppression Efforts | U.S. Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon
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Evidence

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Introduced in House (IH)

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Scanlon introduced H.R. 10699 on October 1, 2026, and it was referred to the House Administration Committee. This establishes concrete legislative effort, but the record does not establish enactment or implementation. The commitment remains unresolved.

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H.R. 10699 (IH) - Dropbox Access Act - BILLS-119hr10699ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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45 days before the date of the election and which ends at the time the polls close for the election

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Section 2 proposes requiring every state to provide secured absentee-ballot drop boxes in each county for federal elections throughout the promised period. The introduced bill directly matches the commitment, documenting effort rather than delivery.

unresolved unknown A for effort

BILLS-119hr10699ih.pdf
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Public state: pending As of 2026-10-19 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified passage establishes introduction of legislation, supporting legislative effort but not enactment or implementation of the promised availability period. No attributable partial outcome or expired deadline is documented. The verified passage does not establish Scanlon’s material contribution.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-6.1-sol · confidence 97%