Editing Ballot box (section)

==Operation==
While ballot boxes, other than drop boxes, are usually located in [[polling station|polling stations]], mobile ballot boxes also exist. These are taken to people's homes in some countries so that they do not have to travel to the polling station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Global mobile voting data |url=https://www.idea.int/data-tools/tools/special-voting-arrangements/mobile-voting |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=International IDEA}}</ref> Mobile ballot boxes are very popular in Eastern Europe, in which 90% of countries have provisions for their use, but are very limited in use in Western Europe.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Special Voting Arrangements |url=https://www.idea.int/data-tools/tools/special-voting-arrangements |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=International IDEA}}</ref> They are also only used in a small fraction of countries in Africa and the Americas.<ref name=":4" />

When very large ballot papers are used, there may be a feeder mechanism to assist in the deposit of the paper into the box.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}