2005 Wisconsin Act 312

Date of enactment: April 10, 2006
2005 Assembly Bill 295 Date of publication*: April 20, 2006

* Section 991.11, Wisconsin Statutes 2003-04 : Effective date of acts. "Every act and every portion of an act enacted by the legislature over the governor's partial veto which does not expressly prescribe the time when it takes effect shall take effect on the day after its date of publication as designated" by the secretary of state [the date of publication may not be more than 10 working days after the date of enactment].

2005 WISCONSIN ACT 312

An Act to amend 5.15 (5), 60.11 (3) (a), 60.12 (4) (a), 60.16 (2) and 60.20 (3) of the statutes; relating to: the location of a town board meeting.

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

312,1 Section 1. 5.15 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:

5.15 (5) When a town is divided into wards, the annual town meeting and special town elections shall be held at the first ward shall be held in a location authorized under s. 60.11 (3) (a).

312,2 Section 2. 60.11 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

60.11 (3) (a) The annual town meeting may be held in the town or in any other town, village, or city within or adjoining the town in the same county or in an adjoining county.

312,3 Section 3. 60.12 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

60.12 (4) (a) A special town meeting may be held in the town or in any other town, village, or city within or adjoining the town in the same county or in an adjoining county.

312,4 Section 4. 60.16 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

60.16 (2) Where held. The first town meeting shall be held at the location designated in the documents which established the town. The location may be within the town or, if convenient, within any other town or within a city or village in the county in which the town is located.

312,5 Section 5. 60.20 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

60.20 (3) Meetings. Meetings of the town board may be held in the town or in any other town, city or village within or adjoining the town in the same county or in an adjoining county, subject to subch. V of ch. 19.