A Wisconsin appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge's order that would have banned the use of absentee ballot drop boxes in the swing state.

The court issued its decision Monday afternoon. Assuming it stands, it would mean drop boxes can continue to be used for Wisconsin's Feb. 15 primary.

Waukesha County Circuit Court Judge Michael Bohren sided with the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty earlier this month, ruling nothing in state law allows for absentee ballot drop boxes.
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Bohren initially ordered the Wisconsin Elections Commission to rescind its guidance to clerks on how to use the drop boxes by Thursday, saying the WEC had exceeded its authority when it issued the recommendations. At a follow-up hearing last week, Bohren accelerated that deadline, moving it up to Monday.