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by Nicholas Ballasy

The liberal-leaning Wisconsin Supreme Court appears ready to overturn a ruling that banned the use of ballot drop boxes, which became a source of controversy during the 2020 election cycle.

Wisconsin is considered a battleground state. The latest polls show a close race in the state between former President Trump and President Biden.

Drop boxes were widely used across many states in the 2020 election during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A ruling from July 2022 said drop boxes could only be located in election clerk offices. Since that ruling, the court changed to a 4-3 liberal majority.

“What if we just got it wrong?” liberal Justice Jill Karofsky said of the July 2022 ruling, according to the Associated Press. “What if we made a mistake? Are we now supposed to just perpetuate that mistake into the future?”

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Nicholas Ballasy has been breaking news for more than a decade in the nation’s capital and questioning political leaders about the most pressing issues facing the nation.
Photo “Ballot Drop Box” by Cliffordsnow. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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