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In a 4-to-3 decision Friday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that most absentee ballot drop boxes are not allowed in the state of Wisconsin <span class="excerpt-more">...</span>
The numbers still lagged overall turnout in the state.
Student voting at Western Illinois University increased 12 percent in last year's presidential election, moving from the 2016 rate of 45.3 percent, to 57.3 percent in 2020.
According to recent data, JMU student voter participation reached "record-breaking" levels in the 2020 general election.