A group of Wausau voters have filed a request with the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the mayor of Wausau over his removal of an absentee ballot drop box from outside of city hall. Mayor Doug Diny removed the box in late September and posted a photo to social media of his action without

Wausau voters and other voting activists are requesting an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice after Wausau Mayor Doug Diny removed an absentee ballot drop box

Mayor Doug Diny of Wausau, Wis., said the City Council should have been consulted before the installation. The Wisconsin Supreme Court had said authority rested with the city clerk.

Wausau Mayor Doug Diny put on work gloves, donned a hard hat and used a dolly to cart away a drop box outside City Hall. The move is the latest example in swing state Wisconsin of the fight over whether communities will allow absentee ballot drop boxes.

Wausau Mayor Doug Diny's actions moving an outdoor ballot drop box have been referred to the Marathon County District Attorney and Wisconsin Elections Commission. The matter has been referred for investigation and video of Diny's removal of the ballot box is not being released,

Wisconsin authorities are investigating Wausau Mayor Doug Diny for removing a ballot box outside City Hall last month. Agents with the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation arrived at City Hall on Wednesday,

A Wisconsin district attorney said Thursday that her office is pursuing an investigation into the removal of an absentee ballot drop box by the mayor of Wausau.

An absentee ballot drop box that the mayor of a central Wisconsin city removed a week ago was back in place on Monday.