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Wanda Sonnentag calls voters encouraging them to vote at the Rock County Democratic Party Headquarters in Janesville, Wisconsin. Democrat Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is trying to unseat Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker in a recall election. Opponents of Walker forced a recall election after the governor pushed to change the collective bargaining process for public employees in the state.

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People wait in line for voting to open in Milwaukee.

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks with voters outside Jefferson School during the vote in the recall election in Wauwatosa. Voters were lined up before the polls opened at 7:00 a.m. to decide on the recall race between the Republican Walker and Democratic Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.

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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and his wife Kris Barrett fill out their ballots at the Milwaukee French Immersion School in Milwaukee.

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Neighbors display signs with opposing views on the Wisconsin recall election in Beloit, Wisconsin.

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Charles Lankford leaves a voting booth after casting a ballot in the Wisconsin recall election in Clinton.