Posted: Sep 14, 2020 / 08:10 PM MDTUpdated: Sep 15, 2020 / 04:39 PM MDT(AP) — New Mexico is prepared to spend millions of dollars in federal recovery funds to install drop boxes for absentee ballots as election regulators encourage voters to participate in the general election in ways that minimize human contact and reduce the risks of COVID-19 transmission.Secretary of state’s office spokesman Alex Curtas on Monday said the agency is encouraging the state’s 33 counties to install ballot drop boxes — indoors and outside — while offering reimbursement for expenses from a $6 million allotment...…Posted: Sep 14, 2020 / 08:10 PM MDTUpdated: Sep 15, 2020 / 04:39 PM MDT(AP) — New Mexico is prepared to spend millions of dollars in federal recovery funds to install drop boxes for absentee ballots as election regulators encourage voters to participate in the general election in ways that minimize human contact and reduce the risks of COVID-19 transmission.Secretary of state’s office spokesman Alex Curtas on Monday said the agency is encouraging the state’s 33 counties to install ballot drop boxes — indoors and outside — while offering reimbursement for expenses from a $6 million allotment...WW…