Full-Time Surveillance, Lawmen Sought Where Ballot Drop Boxes Used

The Center Square (Benjamin Yount), The Star News Network

Two Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require cities or counties

that use ballot drop boxes to have them under 24/7 video surveillance. The proposals of state Rep. Scott Krug, and state Sen. Dan Knodl, would also require police officers or deputies be on hand when the ballots are collected. “This bill is a start toward standards that make sense,” Krug said. “We should all be concerned that anything happening with drop boxes incorporates basic principles of ballot security and transparency in record keeping.