An appeals court has reinstated absentee ballot drop boxes for the Feb. 15 Wisconsin primary electio
A short victory for now. I used a drop box last election because I did not trust the mail.
An appeals court has reinstated absentee ballot drop boxes for the Feb. 15 Wisconsin primary election
https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/01/24/appeals-court-reinstates-absentee-ballot-drop-boxes-feb-15-vote/6636010001/
Patrick Marley Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jan 24, 2022
MADISON – An appeals court blocked a lower-court order Monday and ruled absentee ballot drop boxes can be used in the Feb. 15 primary.
The District 4 Court of Appeals issued its unanimous order a day before election clerks were scheduled to send voters absentee ballots in the race for Milwaukee mayor and other local contests in Wisconsin.
Monday's decision affects only the Feb. 15 primary. The appeals court will decide later what rules will be in place for elections after that.
The case, which could eventually get to the state Supreme Court, is being closely watched because it will determine how voters can return ballots in the fall election for U.S. Senate and governor, as well as the 2024 election for president.
The appeals court order stayed a decision that was issued this month by Waukesha County Circuit Judge Michael Bohren. The appeals judges wrote that they were acting in part because they did not want voters to be confused by rules that changed so close to election day.
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