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Pandemic politics: Wisconsin primary moving forward

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MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin is asking hundreds of thousands of voters to ignore a stay-at-home order in the midst of a pandemic to participate in Tuesday's presidential primary election, becoming a test case for dozens of states struggling to balance public health concerns with a core pillar of democracy.

The National Guard will help run voting sites across the state after thousands of election workers stepped down fearing for their safety.

Dozens of polling places will be closed, but those that are active will open at 7 a.m. CDT. Results were not expected to be released election night.

In the wake of a legal battle over whether to conduct the election as scheduled, a court ruling appeared to prevent results from being made public earlier

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