Ozaukee County voters speak out on issues that matter to them on Election Day

OZAUKEE COUNTY, Wis. – One by one, voters in Cedarburg moved fairly quickly through the city's polling place on Tuesday.

Unity was a top theme for voters who spoke to TMJ4 News outside the polls on Election Day.

“I would really like to see more inclusion. I would like to see us not divide the country,” said Kim Quirk.

Voters in Cedarburg cast their ballots at the Community Center gym on Election Day.

Beth Rusher and her boyfriend Aracelio Caban talked about why reproductive rights are important to them.

“I had to have an abortion in 2019 for medical reasons. So women's rights and reproductive rights are a big issue for me. I wouldn't have been there. “I would have been dead if the legislation was like that right now,” Rusher explained.

Watch: Voters in Ozaukee County weigh in on issues that matter to them on Election Day

Ozaukee County voters are speaking out on Election Day on issues that matter to them

“I don’t want my daughter to have to go through all of this,” Caban added.

Over at Mequon City Hall, most voters in this district voted early.

Voters line up at Mequon City Hall on Election Day.

Gislaine Tsemo voted in absentia and said the issue she cared about was violence and gun control, as well as the economy.

“Something has to be done. We're tired of seeing school shootings and things like that that no one wants to change, so this is very, very important to me. I have children, maybe I have grandchildren. I want them to be safe,” Tsemo said.

Even after a serious fall, Kim Paul Petersen went to vote with his wife Beata.

“What kind of person is in the presidency and that is a big question for us. We want a person with moral character and clear thinking and will listen to both sides to get the best advice for the government,” Petersen said.

April and Juron Wallace told TMJ4 that they are thinking about future generations when voting.

“Not just our children, but every other family,” April said.

In Wisconsin, polls close at 8 p.m.

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