AB 560/SB 554: Ban on Ballot Dropboxes

This bill would ban absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin.

Drop boxes have proven to be an accessible, secure, and easy way for voters across the country to cast their ballots, and they have been widely used by people of all backgrounds and political affiliations.

For rural voters who have to drive far and wide to vote on election day, voters in large cities who have limited ballot return options, voters who work long hours or have caregiving responsibilities that make it difficult to return a ballot to a single clerk’s office during shortened hours in the middle of the work day, drop boxes are essential. For voters who receive their absentee ballots late in the mail, drop boxes are critical for making sure their ballot can get returned in time to be counted.