The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation will be serving as lead investigator on the removal of the absentee ballot drop box.

Drop box supporters are calling for a federal investigation, saying Diny broke federal law by interfering with the right to vote.

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

Residents of Wausau and voting rights advocates gathered outside the United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Wisconsin on Wednesday for a press conference criticizing the removal of the city’s only drop box for absentee ballots.

Wausau's weeklong standoff over ballot box location draws the attention of the Wisconsin Department of Justice.

The Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation is now reportedly heading up the investigation into any wrongdoing by Wausau Mayor Doug Diny related to his removal of a ballot drop box that was not yet in use.

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,

Wausau voters are in Madison seeking justice against Wausau Mayor Doug Diny. They gathered to deliver a letter to the US Attorney’s Office asking them to investigate Diny’s actions when taking the ballot drop box.