“The Wisconsin Supreme Court settled whether drop boxes may be used. The Legislature should now settle how they are used—with transparent, uniform security standards that apply statewide.”— Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman, Election Transparency Initiative
New bipartisan polling shows overwhelming support for statewide standards governing ballot drop boxes
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Arlington, VA — June 30, 2026 — The Election Transparency Initiative (ETI) today highlighted new polling showing broad bipartisan support among Wisconsin voters for statewide standards governing ballot drop boxes, arguing the results demonstrate a clear public demand for transparency, consistency, and accountability in election administration.
According to a recent poll commissioned by the Democracy Defense Project, 79 percent of Wisconsin voters support statewide regulations for ballot drop boxes, including strong majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents.
“Election integrity should never be a partisan issue,” said Ken Cuccinelli, National Chairman of the Election Transparency Initiative. “When nearly eight in ten Wisconsin voters agree that ballot drop boxes should operate under consistent statewide rules, lawmakers should pay attention.”
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled in 2024 that ballot drop boxes may be used for absentee voting, ending years of legal uncertainty surrounding the practice. ETI said the next step should be ensuring voters across Wisconsin can have confidence that the same standards apply regardless of where they live.
ETI noted that voters increasingly expect election procedures to be both accessible and secure, with clear rules that are applied consistently across jurisdictions.
“The importance of uniform election standards is hardly a new idea,” Cuccinelli said. “More than two decades ago, the U.S. Supreme Court recognized in Bush v. Gore that voters should not be subject to materially different election standards simply because they live in different jurisdictions within the same state. The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s most recent decision permits ballot drop boxes under current law. Whether lawmakers choose to retain them, limit them, or regulate them, that policy decision belongs to the Legislature. Nonetheless, Wisconsin voters deserve clear, transparent, uniform statewide standards—not a patchwork of different rules depending on where they live.”
The organization emphasized that public confidence is built not only through secure elections, but through election procedures that are transparent, understandable, and applied equally throughout the state.
“Wisconsin voters are sending a straightforward message,” Cuccinelli concluded. “If ballot drop boxes are going to be part of the election process, there should be clear statewide standards governing their use. That’s a commonsense reform that voters across the political spectrum can support.”
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About the Election Transparency Initiative
The Election Transparency Initiative (ETI) was established as a partnership between the American Principles Project (APP) and Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America. ETI works nationwide to advance commonsense election reforms that protect the integrity of the vote and strengthen public trust in election outcomes through policies that enhance transparency, accountability, and confidence in American elections. ETI is chaired by Ken Cuccinelli, who previously served as Acting Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and as Attorney General of Virginia.
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