Despite a growing number of COVID-19 cases, on Sept. 15 the Torrance City Council decided to permit only one vote-by-mail dropbox for the city, sparking concern that citizens’ right to vote was being restricted. “Initially, we were told these drop boxes would stand for a minimum of five years,” Ashcraft said. The reason the issue came to the city council was that the vote boxes are to be permanently set in cement, which becomes a land issue. “We’re not going to be changing anything at this point.”Torrance city council member Tim Goodrich expressed his support for the recommended five drop boxes. “I do not understand why members in city council are so against having more accessible voting options,” Varro said.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 31, 2020 15:00 UTC