Federal Judge Rules Voters Can Drop Off Absentee Ballots in Missouri, Do Not Need to Use USPS October 9, 2020, 4:21 pmUncategorizedRick Hasen News: In other, possibly bigger election legal news today, it appears a federal judge in Kansas City has ruled that elections authorities must accept mail-in ballots that are dropped off in person. pic.twitter.com/Ht7gu7deJJ— Rachel Lippmann (@rlippmann) October 9, 2020 Court order. More in this story. Share this: