Scott McDonell, the Dane County clerk, said he wasn't surprised by the high level of first-day voters given that it has also happened in other states this year.
State of Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting
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Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell, who administers elections in the state's most Democratic county, called drop boxes a “common sense tool.” He said they make the election process more convenient and easier for rural and disabled voters and help reduce that number of ballots that arrive after election day too late to be counted.
Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, allowing expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall
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