Assembly Bill 560 seeks to amend current election law in Wisconsin by prohibiting municipalities from using absentee ballot drop boxes or any other physical receptacles for the receipt of voted absentee ballots. The bill specifically creates a new statute, 6.87 (4) (b) 1m., which mandates that absentee ballots must be returned solely by mail or delivered in person to the municipal clerk. This legislative change comes in response to a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that interpreted existing law as allowing the use of drop boxes for absentee ballots.

The bill aims to clarify the process for returning absentee ballots and eliminate the option of drop boxes, which were previously deemed permissible under the law. By restricting the methods of ballot return, the bill intends to enhance the integrity and security of the election process in Wisconsin.