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In an off-year, offseason election, it all comes down to turnout. That's why ahead of Wisconsin's April 4 state Supreme Court election, organizers are getting out the vote in some creative ways.

FILE - Poll workers sort out early and absentee ballots at the Kenosha Municipal building on Election Day in Kenosha, Wis., on Nov. 3, 2020. The April 4 election will determine majority control of the state Supreme Court.From her bio, he could see that Johnston worked at NextGen America, which rang a bell. In 2020, during the presidential election, Turecek had heard about the progressive organization getting out the vote on dating apps.

Turecek, a 26-year-old data engineer, lives in Madison, Wis. That means he votes in a swing state soon to elect a justice to the state Supreme Court. It's the kind of race that doesn't typically register nationally. But this year is different.In the technically nonpartisan race, the stakes are high. With a conservative justice retiring, the winner will determine the ideological balance of the court: conservative or liberal.

"I appreciate how personal it actually is because they're treating me like a human," Turecek said."Not necessarily just a phone number or someone to call."William Blathras, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and chairman of Wisconsin College Republicans, is somewhat skeptical of the dating app approach. Still, he said it offers a lesson for conservatives.

For this race, abortion access in Wisconsin is undeniably on the ballot. After the U.S. Supreme Court overturnedlast summer, the state's 1849 ban went back into effect, outlawing nearly all abortions. Now, a lawsuit seeking to repeal the ban is making its way through the courts. The case is expected to land before the state Supreme Court.

"A lot of conservatives now are more environmentally conservative," he said."Climate change is something that we can maybe find common ground on. And target that instead of taking the older approach of saying, 'it's not real.'". In a recent poll, 30% of Gen Zers said they align with Democrats, while roughly a quarter said they identify as Republicans.

 

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