With the upcoming presidential election only 24 weeks away we're seeing last minute

efforts to try and change the voting rules across many different states.

For instance take the case of Wisconsin. Their state Supreme Court recently flipped from a conservative majority

to a liberal majority, and now as a result, the Wisconsin State Supreme Court

is looking poised to reverse their earlier ruling in regards to ballot

drop boxes. Let me give you a bit of background on what's actually happening here.

Like many other states across the nation, during the 2020 election cycle,

Wisconsin relied heavily on the use of ballot

drop boxes. Furthermore, besides just setting drawboxes up throughout the whole

state, the Wisconsin Elections Commission they encourage people to use them to the

absolute maximum extent.

Quote, in two documents in 2020, the Wisconsin Elections Commission said

drop boxes cannot only be utilized, but that they can be unstaffed and permanent.

Further, the agency said a family member or another person

can drop off a ballot on behalf of a voter.

Now, while that does sound very convenient,

the only problem was that for anyone who can actually read the text of the law, it was illegal.

That's because according to the text of Wisconsin state law, delivering your ballot is only allowed through the use of the Postal Service or by handing your

ballot in person to a municipal clerk. According to the letter of the law, these are the

only two acceptable methods. And so by setting up unmanned permanent dropboxes and then subsequently sending out

memos telling people that absentee ballots do not need to be mailed by the Postal Service

nor delivered in person to the clerk, well the Wisconsin Elections Commission was breaking the law.

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