The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee ballot drop boxes says he did nothing wrong when he removed a drop box outside City Hall.

The mayor of a central Wisconsin city who ran for office on his opposition to absentee ballot drop boxes said Wednesday he did nothing wrong when he put on work gloves, donned a hard hat and used a dolly to cart away a drop box outside City Hall.

Wausau Mayor Doug Diny posed for a picture Sunday to memorialize his removal of the city’s lone drop box that had been put outside City Hall around the same time late last week that absentee ballots were sent to voters. The city’s election clerk, Kaitlyn Bernarde, said she has reported the issue to the Marathon County district attorney a well as the state elections commission.

  • garretble@lemmy.worldEnglish
    19·
    9 hours ago

    I’m fortunate that I have the means and ability to go to my polling place with ease, though I’d prefer to vote with an absentee ballot because that’s easy.

    But this ratfuckery stuff like this is why I’m 100% going to vote in person.

    • IamSparticles@lemmy.zipEnglish
      3·
      5 hours ago

      I love my state. We have been 100% mail-in ballots since 2011. There are multiple drop boxes in every district. Same day voter registration. You can even register online.