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The City of Wausau Ethics Board has ruled that Mayor Doug Diny did commit a violation of the ethics code of elected officials after the handling of a locked, unsecure ballot drop box in the lead up to the 2024 fall election.

Decision of ethics panel will be released in writing at a later date

The Wausau Ethics Board has voted to postpone Wednesday’s hearing of a complaint against Mayor Doug Diny, citing a lack of participation from two key players and a desire to further investigate new developments

Eight anonymous Wausau residents filed a formal ethics complaint against Mayor Doug Diny with the City of Wausau Ethics Board, alleging improper conduct in his handling of a ballot drop box before the 2024 election

Wisconsin is again mired in controversy over the use of ballot drop boxes and a civic engagement group hopes it does not dovetail into what it described as voter suppression tatics

The Wisconsin Elections Commission approved eight presidential candidates for the ballot in Wisconsin

A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling earlier this month means that local clerks can choose to use a ballot drop box again.

Thomas Oldenberg is a voter from Amberg, Wisconsin. He filed a lawsuit in February arguing that voters who request absentee ballots through the state's MyVote database must include a physical copy of the request in the ballot return envelopes.

Next month, voters in Wisconsin will decide whether to amend the state’s constitution to change how some federal funds are distributed.The non-partisan Wisconsin Policy Forum recently released a report about the amendments and their potential impacts if passed.

The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission has unanimously approved a set of best practices to ensure the security of unstaffed absentee ballot drop boxes that the state Supreme Court recently ruled could be installed for the fall elections.