WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT HOLDS ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOXES UNLAWFUL
WILL CHALLENGED WEC GUIDANCE IN LAWSUIT FILED IN JUNE 2021
The News: The Wisconsin Supreme Court held that absentee ballot drop boxes, used widely in the 2020 election, have no statutory authorization and Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) guidance encouraging their use was unlawful. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) filed the lawsuit on behalf of two Wisconsin voters in June 2021 challenging the legal status of absentee ballot drop boxes after WEC issued guidance in 2020 contrary to state law.