Absentee Ballot drop boxes not allowed in Wisconsin

TAKE NOTE, AMERICA: Judge Rules Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes NOT ALLOWED in Wisconsin

A County Judge ruled Thursday that drop boxes could not be used to collect absentee ballots under Wisconsin law.

“It’s all good and nice, but there’s no authority to do it,” Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren said after the hearing, NPR reported. Bohren agreed with the plaintiff attorney’s argument that state law only allows two ways for absentee ballots to be returned: by mail or in-person at the local clerk’s office.

When returned in person, only the person who cast the vote may do that, Bohren ruled. Under this order, “ballot harvesting” or events such as “Democracy in the Park,” in which election officials collected absentee ballots at more than 200 city parks in 2020, would be prohibited.

Bohren also ruled that the Wisconsin Elections Commission had no legal authority to issue such guidance and ordered that the memos must be withdrawn within 14 days.[streetwisepolitics.com]

What does Palm Beach County say?

"As long as you're an eligible registered voter in Palm Beach County, you can vote in any Early Voting site we have open. Check back within 30 days of an upcoming Election for a list of Early Voting sites and their hours of operation.

Don't want to mail your Vote-by-Mail ballot?

Drop it off at one of our Early Voting locations during early voting hours. Each Early Voting location will have a secure drop box for voters who have voted their Vote-by-Mail ballot and prefer to drop it off instead of sending it in the mail!"