Article 6R5SH Mayor in Wisconsin removes ballot drop box as tensions rise over voting method

Mayor in Wisconsin removes ballot drop box as tensions rise over voting method

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Alice Herman in Madison, Wisconsin
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Wausau mayor says he worried box could be tossed in river, as boxes remain fixture of debate over state administration

A Wisconsin mayor removed a ballot drop box from outside city hall and relocated it indoors last week - a performance that underscores the tensions and misinformation that surround election administration and the topic of ballot drop boxes in the state.

Doug Diny, who donned a workperson's hat and gloves to move the drop box, claimed he did so because he was worried the box, which had not yet been fully installed and did not have any ballots in it, could have been tossed in the river. The city has since re-installed the dropbox outside the Wausau municipal building.

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