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Absentee Voting Strong In 7th Congressional District Special Election

Registered Voters Can Request Absentee Ballots Through May 7

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In this Monday, Nov. 5, 2012 file photo, Milwaukee Election Commission staffer Marcelo Guardiola sorts absentee ballots, that include a record number of in-person ballots. From an appearance by President Barack Obama on Monday morning in Wisconsin to one by Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan at night, Wisconsin was in the campaign crosshairs in final 24 hours before Election Day. Carrie Antlfinger/AP Photo

The Wisconsin Elections Commission reports that more than 44 percent of people who requested absentee ballots for a May 12 special congressional election in northern Wisconsin have returned them.

More than 40,000 ballots have been returned out of around 93,000 requested.

The election will be the second one in five weeks conducted in Wisconsin during the coronavirus pandemic.

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The election pits Republican state Sen. Tom Tiffany against Democrat Tricia Zunker, the president of the Wausau School Board. The winner will succeed Sean Duffy, a Republican who retired in September. The seat — which serves the 7th Congressional District — has been vacant since then.

Registered voters can still request absentee ballots through May 7.

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