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Professor of Political Science @uwmadison. Director of @electionscenter. First gen college grad. Native Ohioan. Also https://t.co/nDLksfa2QQ
Jul 8, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
In a messy set of opinions, a majority of justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that ballot drop boxes used by hundreds of municipalities in the 2020 election are illegal. 1/7 Image The only ways to return ballots are (1) using postal service or (2) delivering the ballot personally.

("Agents" may be used in limited cases, as for a hospitalized voter).

The Court is not deciding whether someone may place a ballot in the mail for a voter. 2/7 Image
Dec 14, 2020 11 tweets 2 min read
A thread on the #ElectoralCollege as voting gets underway. This is day that 538 privileged people out of 239 million eligible voters actually get to vote for president and vice president. 1/11 A reminder that "college" is probably the wrong term. That word does not appear in the US Constitution. By design, the full set of electors never actually meets as a group. 2/11