CONLEY COMMENTARY (WSAU) – The Wisconsin State Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal. They are not a part of state election law, which must be passed by the legislature and signed by the governor.
Shortly thereafter, a group of disabled voters challenged the ruling in federal court. The ruling from Judge James Peterson does not reinstate the drop boxes. The ruling says the disabled can get assistance from a third party to mail their ballots. You’d think that someone who’s disabled and can’t get to a mailbox would ask a family member of a neighbor to mail it. That’s not the way election-riggers will see it. Mules will handle many ballots from many disabled voters. They’ll troll senior centers and nursing homes. “Are you disabled? Just give your ballot to me… I’ll drop it in the mail.”
Peterson’s ruling is nonsense. The number of people who are incapable of getting to their own mailboxes should be very small. Senior centers and nursing homes receive and send out mail.
The weakness in this ruling lies in an earlier state Supreme Court decision. The court ruled earlier this year on who-is and who-isn’t disabled. And the ruling was that individual voters are the final judges of whether or not they’re disabled. Put the two rulings together, and mules or ballot harvesters can collect ballots from anyone based on their say-so.
It’s a frustrating time for people who care about election integrity. There are several statewide races that are likely to be very close in Wisconsin. And just when we think there’s been a step in the right direction, we learn that the mules are back in business.
Chris Conley
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