Wisconsin Supreme Court: Ballot Drop Boxes Are Illegal

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Drop boxes that enable people to drop off ballots cast by themselves and others are illegal under Wisconsin law, the stateโ€™s Supreme Court ruled on July 8.

The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) in two documents in 2020 said drop boxes can not only be utilized, but that they can be unstaffed and permanent. Further, the agency said โ€œa family member or another personโ€ can drop off a ballot on behalf of a voter.

The guidance was problematic because Wisconsin law states that a voter is the only individual who can deliver their ballot, either in person or via mail, a lawsuit filed last year stated.

In the ruling on Friday, a Wisconsin Supreme Court majority agreed.

โ€œWe hold the documents are invalid because ballot drop boxes are illegal under Wisconsin statutes,โ€ Justice Rebecca Bradley wrote in the majority opinion.  โ€œAn absentee ballot must be returned by mail or the voter must personally deliver it to the municipal clerk at the clerkโ€™s office or a designated alternate site.โ€

The decision upheld a circuit court ruling that concluded an elector must โ€œpersonally mailโ€ his or her ballot and that there are only two lawful methods for casting an absentee ballot. Those are mailing the ballot and delivering it in person.

โ€œBecause WECโ€™s memos conflict with these statutory directives, they are invalid,โ€ Justice Brian Hagedorn wrote in a concurring opinion.

The memos were promulgated by the WEC in response to questions from local election clerks amid the COVID-9 pandemic.

โ€œThis decision provides substantial clarity on the legal status of absentee ballot drop boxes and ballot harvesting. While the question of whether an agent may mail an absentee ballot remains open, Wisconsin voters can have confidence that state law, not guidance from the Wisconsin Elections Commission, has the final word on how Wisconsin elections are conducted,โ€ Rick Esenberg, president and counsel for the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, told The Epoch Times in an email.

The institute brought the case.

Byย Zachary Stieber

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