MADISON, WI (WSAU) — As expected, the Wisconsin Elections Commission is appealing the recent ruling from the Waukesha County Circuit Court which declared ballot dropboxes illegal.
The Associated Press reports that Attorney General Josh Kaul has notified the court that he plans to appeal the decision to the 4th District Court of Appeals in Madison.
The ruling from Judge Micael Boren stated that such dropboxes are only allowed at a local election clerk’s office, and can’t be utilized anywhere else such as in a park or post office. WEC is asking that those dropboxes be allowed for at least the February 15th spring primary.
Disability advocates are also joining the appeal.
Dropboxes became a popular way to return during the 2020 midterm election as a large number of people utilized absentee voting to avoid crowded polling places in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. There were also concerns about the USPS’ ability to process election mail promptly, which had voters looking for a way to return those ballots without taking the risk that it gets lost in the mail or delivered late.
