Absentee ballot drop boxes ruled illegal by state Supreme Court
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⚖ Overruled July 5, 2024 by the Wisconsin Supreme Court (4-3), which held that absentee ballot drop boxes are legal under state law; drop boxes are once again permitted.
Wisconsin · Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling Teigen v. Wisconsin Elections Commission · Decided Jul 8, 2022
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes are illegal under state law, removing a voting option used by hundreds of thousands of voters in 2020.
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✓ Verified against primary sources 2026-08-16