C_Clayton_Jones
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'The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled absentee ballot boxes can be reintroduced in the swing state - overturning a 2022 ruling that had largely prohibited them.
In the Friday 4-3 ruling, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley wrote for the majority: “Our decision today does not force or require that any municipal clerks use drop boxes. It merely acknowledges what (state law) has always meant: that clerks may lawfully utilize secure drop boxes in an exercise of their statutorily-conferred discretion.”
The 2022 conservative court had ruled that drop boxes were illegal in the battleground state, making the voting process more complicated for some Wisconsin voters.
Liberal justices won back the majority in the Wisconsin court in 2023.
Although drop boxes had been used in the state for decades, they came under fire during the 2020 presidential election and the Covid-19 pandemic, when limiting in-person interactions was paramount.'
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Very good.
Another victory for democracy.
In the Friday 4-3 ruling, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley wrote for the majority: “Our decision today does not force or require that any municipal clerks use drop boxes. It merely acknowledges what (state law) has always meant: that clerks may lawfully utilize secure drop boxes in an exercise of their statutorily-conferred discretion.”
The 2022 conservative court had ruled that drop boxes were illegal in the battleground state, making the voting process more complicated for some Wisconsin voters.
Liberal justices won back the majority in the Wisconsin court in 2023.
Although drop boxes had been used in the state for decades, they came under fire during the 2020 presidential election and the Covid-19 pandemic, when limiting in-person interactions was paramount.'
Wisconsin Supreme Court issues major ruling allowing ballot drop boxes to be used in battleground state
The drop boxes had been used in the battleground state for decades, but came under harsh scrutiny after claims of voter fraud in 2020 tied to the boxes
Very good.
Another victory for democracy.