A Wisconsin judge rules absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed under state law Facebook Twitt

[brooklynite]

Source: NPR

A Waukesha County judge has ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed under Wisconsin law, a ruling that could potentially remove an option for voting ahead of the state's crucial midterm elections.

Ruling from the bench Thursday, Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to rescind its guidance to clerks on how to use the drop boxes, saying the WEC had exceeded its authority when it issued the recommendations.

"In looking at the statutes, there is no specific authorization for drop boxes," Bohren said.

Bohren's ruling sided with the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty in its lawsuit against the commission. The ruling is all but certain to be appealed.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2022/01/13/1072929277/a-wisconsin-judge-rules-absentee-ballot-drop-boxes-are-not-allowed-under-state-l

[barbtries]

1. bullshit

right wing judges. he didn't find apparently that there is a specific law against it.

[msongs]

2. is there "specific authorization" allowing registered democrats to vote? nt

[C_U_L8R]

7. There definitely isn't one expressly permitting Republicans to vote.

[Greybnk48]

3. Figures coming from that snakepit Waukesha County.

This will never stand.

[ewagner]

11. Bingo!

That place is indeed a snakepit!

[Grasswire2]

4. taking it to scotus? nt

[maxsolomon]

5. Any state that doesn't have universal Vote By Mail is living in the Dark Ages.

Freaking UTAH has it and they don't whinge about fraud.

Drop boxes for ballots are everywhere in my city. Fraud is virtually non-existent.

The no specific authorization argument also mean there's no specific prohibition, Judge Ballsack.

[Mawspam2]

6. What about vote by mail? Is that also illegal?

That is just dropping votes in a different box.

[FakeNoose]

15. Voting by mail is legal in Wisconsin

https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/Vote-Absentee-by-Mail

You need to be a registered voter, and then you need to request the vote-by-mail ballot.
I believe it's the same in all or most states.

[angrychair]

16. We have 100% vote by mail in WA

We don't have to request our ballots they just come to us.

100% vote by mail

Register by mail

Register to vote DMV

Same day voter registration.



That is how it should be.

[usaf-vet]

8. Waukesha County is where all this crap started and continues to fester. If i own a business anywhere

in Wisconsin and was hiring. In reviewing the applicant's CVs and I saw that anyone of them lived in Waukesha County. I would immediately file it in the round file. NOT QUALIFIED!

[Jimbo S]

13. My employer

says 'hi'!

[usaf-vet]

14. And a good morning to him and you. :-)

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

9. Another right-wing activist judge

[nwliberalkiwi]

10. Judge Bohren

I wonder who owns this Bitch?!!!

[lagomorph777]

12. Take it to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

I think it will get a fair hearing there.