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Election Turnout at Record Highs

This election had "the perfect storm" of events to make it one of the highest voter turn outs in decades for a spring election.

Aj Randall, Neighbor
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This election had "the perfect storm" of events to make it one of the highest voter turn outs in decades. Compelling local races and a statewide Supreme Court justice race were enough to push the voter  turn out in the 40th percetile. We stopped by polling stations in Sussex and Menomonee Falls to see what was happening.

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