Absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin are only available in a small fraction of the places they were four years ago, with many conservative communities opting not to offer them for the upcoming election.
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Wisconsin legalized ballot drop boxes, but some local officials are fighting them
Months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court legalized them, ballot drop boxes remain a source of deep division among public officials in communities across the battleground state.
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DA eyes investigation of Wausau mayor’s removal of absentee ballot drop box
A Wisconsin district attorney said her office is pursuing an investigation into the removal of an absentee ballot drop box by the mayor of Wausau.
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Wisconsin’s new rules on ballot drop boxes create opportunity for election challenges, ‘vigilantes’
In the run-up to this year’s elections, local officials are dealing with heavy scrutiny from election observers seeking to challenge absentee ballots, and Republicans have sought to increase the number of people monitoring drop boxes.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court allows expanded use of ballot drop boxes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state.