Arizona judge smacks down right-wing group's bid to ban ballot drop boxes: report

A state judge in Arizona has rejected a lawsuit by a right-wing group seeking to remove the procedure for counties to install unstaffed ballot drop boxes, Democratic voting rights attorney Marc Elias reported on Thursday.

The lawsuit was brought by the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, along with Mary Kay Ruwette, a retired HR specialist from Yavapai County who sued in her capacity as a voter.

"The lawsuit alleges that because using drop boxes to drop off mail-in ballots has not been authorized by the Arizona Legislature...