The controversy surrounding an absentee ballot drop box in Wausau, Wisconsin, took a new turn about a month before Election Day. The box is back and moored to the ground to comply with guidance from the Wisconsin Elections Commission and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.
In September, Wausau Mayor Doug Diny removed the ballot drop box without consulting the city clerk, who has the authority to decide whether to have a ballot drop box available to citizens.
In the summer, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that drop boxes are legal, but the court left it up to local communities to decide whether to use them.
More than 60 towns, villages and cities in Wisconsin opted to use the absentee ballot boxes in the upcoming presidential election. The boxes are supported in heavily Democratic big cities such as Milwaukee and Madison.
Former President Donald Trump is slated to campaign in Wisconsin on Tuesday, Oct. 1. He has events scheduled at a manufacturing facility near Madison and a museum in Milwaukee.
