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Cook voters want recall power

The overwhelming majority of Cook County voters on Tuesday voted in favor of amending the state constitution to allow for the recall of elected officials - including the governor.

With 2,130 of 2,290 precincts reporting, 60 percent favored the amendment while 40 percent did not. The referendum was advisory.

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