Wausau ballot drop box stays in place after public weighs in on mayor briefly removing it

Wausau’s ballot drop box will remain in place without changes after the Wausau City Council rebuffed an attempt by the mayor to add funding for additional security.

Mayor Doug Diny attracted national attention after he had himself photographed wheeling away a ballot drop box from outside of City Hall in late September. The city attorney had found that under a July decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, the clerk rather than the mayor or the City Council had broad discretion about placing it. Diny, who was elected mayor in April, opposed the use of the drop box.

The drop box was returned to its place days after the photographs went viral. The state Department of Justice is investigating Diny’s action.

At a meeting Tuesday, members of the public packed the City Hall chamber to offer comments both in opposition to and in support of the mayor.


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