The Wisconsin Supreme Court banned the use of election ballot drop boxes Friday. In a 5–4 ruling the court decided that absentee ballots may only be delivered to an election office and that they must be delivered by the voting person themselves. The ruling comes just a month before the August 9 primary elections in Wisconsin.
Advocates for the elderly and disabled have sharply criticized the ruling, noting that it will make it far more difficult for these groups to cast their ballots. While the ruling does not bar someone else from helping mail the ballot, this method has also been attacked by Republicans and may be targeted by lawmakers or the court next.
The Wisconsin ruling is the latest in a long line of attacks on voting rights by Republican legislatures and courts following the defeat of former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Following his electoral loss, Trump and his fellow coup plotters in the Republican Party invented false claims of massive voter fraud, targeting ballot drop boxes and mail-in ballots in particular.
Joining in these unsubstantiated allegations, Republican legislators in 39 states have proposed nearly 400 bills with restrictive provisions on voting. So far, 18 states have passed 34 laws imposing restrictions on the right to vote since the start of 2021. Additional laws include provisions that make it easier for partisan interference to tamper with how elections are conducted and determined, opening the door for Republicans to disrupt...
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