Judge Rules Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes Not Allowed in Wisconsin

Residents drop mail-in ballots in a ballot box outside of the Tippecanoe branch library in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 20, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images

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

The use of the boxes, as described in guidance issued by the Wisconsin Elections Commission, “is not permitted under Wisconsin law,” Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren said in his ruling.