CBS 58 News Milwaukee: New bills propose drop box rules, counting absentee ballots a day early

Katheryn Merck of CBS 58 News Milwaukee covered a proposed bill in the Wisconsin legislature that would give election officials more time to count ballots while also placing additional restrictions on absentee ballot drop boxes.

“Wisconsin Republicans will propose a plan to process absentee ballots before Election Night to avoid late-night tallies and rules for drop boxes, according to the state representative behind it.

Republican Rep. Scott Krug, Assembly assistant majority leader and vice chair of the Assembly Elections Committee, plans to introduce the bills this week. He said four bills in the package aim to secure and maintain elections in Wisconsin.

“We always know Wisconsin elections are super close. Whichever side loses has always got some complaints about the process. We are looking for bipartisan solutions to figure out a way to get rid of those arguments,” Krug said. “All four of these bills kind of reach the standard that President Trump has laid out about more security, safety, making sure we know who is voting and where, but they do stop short of some of the things the federal government has said about no machine voting and no absentee ballots by mail.”

Read more at CBS 58 News Milwaukee.