Senate Bill 554 aims to prohibit the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin elections. The bill introduces a new provision under section 6.87 (4) (b) 1m. of the statutes, stating that no municipality may utilize a drop box or any other physical receptacle for the collection of voted absentee ballots, mandating that all absentee ballots must be returned by mail. This legislative change comes in response to a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in Priorities USA v. Wis. Elections Commission, which interpreted existing law as allowing the use of drop boxes.

The bill has been introduced by Senators Jacque, Nass, and Tomczyk, with support from multiple representatives, and has been referred to the Committee on Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development for further consideration. If enacted, this legislation would significantly alter the current process for absentee ballot submission in Wisconsin, reinforcing the requirement for voters to return their ballots solely through the mail.