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ProPublica

Battle Over #Ballot Drop Boxes Rages On in #Wisconsin as Officials Put Them at Center of #Election Integrity Debate
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Ballot drop boxes have morphed into vessels for emotion, suspicion and conspiracy theories. In Wisconsin, their mere presence has inspired community leaders to reject them or call on people to watch them 24/7. A mayor even hijacked one.

#News #Vote #Election2024 #Law #DougDiny #Government #Politics

propublica.org/article/ballot-

ProPublicaBattle Over Ballot Drop Boxes Rages On in Wisconsin as Officials Put Them at Center of Election Integrity DebateAfter court rulings that first outlawed the boxes and then made them legal again, conspiracy theories continue to stir opposition that will result in heightened surveillance at sites this election. The hijacking of one box reflects the controversy.
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Nonilex

Bernarde said she reported #DougDiny’s removal of the box to the DA of Marathon County & the #Wisconsin Elections Commission, referring to a portion of state #law that obligates municipal clerks to report suspected #election #fraud, #irregularities or #violations.

While the investigation is ongoing, she said, the #DropBox will not be available, but voters can deposit #ballots in a box outside #Wausau City Hall that is normally used to collect payments.

#law #ElectionLaw
#Republican #idiocracy

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Nonilex

#DougDiny said…Wed that he had a “philosophical difference of opinion” w/the city clerk, Kaitlyn Bernarde, over whether it should have been up to her or the City Council to decide whether to install a drop box in #Wausau, a city of about 40k people in #Wisconsin. The state Supreme Court ruling & subsequent guidance from the WI Elections Commission established that this authority rests w/the clerk [& is not in any way subject to some idiot’s *philosophical opinion *].

#law
#Republican #idiocracy

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Nonilex

#DougDiny thought the City Council should have been consulted—something the #Wisconsin Supreme Court did not require in its July ruling granting the city clerk authority — & did not believe the #Ballot #DropBox would be secure. So he walked outside, removed the box & carted it into his office.

His actions, which HE documented w/photos & which The #Wausau Pilot & Review reported, are the latest example of a pattern that began around the 2020 election due to #Trump’s …[#BigLie] about voter fraud.

Jackass documenting his crime
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Nonilex

Just another idiot #Republican who somehow managed to fail upward into elected office 100% breaking the #law:

A #Wisconsin mayor took issue w/a #Ballot #DropBox decision, so he just took it.

#DougDiny, the Republican mayor of #Wausau, WI, was working on Sun when he saw a ballot drop box outside City Hall, where it had been placed under orders of the city clerk.

#ElectionLaw #idiocracy #VoteBlue
nytimes.com/2024/09/25/us/poli

The New York Times · A Wisconsin Mayor Took Issue With a Ballot Drop Box Decision, So He Took the Drop BoxBy Maggie Astor
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