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Wausau Mayor Doug Diny unilaterally removed a clerk's office drop box on Sept. 22, 2024, sparking multiple investigations.

The removal occurred just after absentee ballots were mailed for the November general election.

Various entities, including the Wisconsin Department of Justice and the city's Ethics Board, launched probes into the mayor's actions.

A special prosecutor has been appointed, and an Ethics Board hearing is scheduled for October.

WAUSAU – It's been one year since Wausau Mayor Doug Diny unilaterally removed the clerk's office drop box outside of City Hall.

The removal of the yet-to-be-installed drop box on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024, came three days after City Clerk Kaitlyn Bernarde mailed absentee ballots to Wausau voters for the Nov. 5, 2024, general

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