Liberal justices question Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling banning most ballot drop boxes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal majority voiced strong skepticism Monday about a 2022 ruling from the court’s former conservative majority, which led to a near-total ban on absentee ballot drop boxes.
Conservative justices, who are now in the minority, defended their ruling, with one insinuating their liberal colleagues are considering overturning the decision because they’re acting like a “super legislature.”
The voter mobilization group Priorities U.S.A., the Wisconsin Elections Commission and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers are asking justices to overturn the court’s 2022 decision, which states that because state law doesn’t explicitly allow for drop boxes, local clerks can’t use them. Those parties claim conservative justices got it wrong two years ago and the prior ruling made voting harder.
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature, which intervened in the current case, argues the 2022 decision should not be overturned simply because the court’s majority has shifted.
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