Legal Battle Over Wisconsin Absentee Voting Rules Heads to Court

Legal Battle Over Wisconsin Absentee Voting Rules Heads to Court
Residents insert mail-in ballots in a drop box outside of the Tippecanoe branch library in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 20, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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A Wisconsin judge heard arguments on Oct. 31 from Republicans seeking to dismiss a lawsuit that would expand absentee voting in Wisconsin.

In July, progressive Democrats filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the Wisconsin Elections Commission to dispute the state’s absentee voting requirements. This includes a prohibition on absentee ballot drop boxes that went into effect last year as a result of a 4-3 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision.