AB434, s. 122
6Section
122. 10.02 (3) (b) 3. and 4., (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to
7read:
AB434,67,138
10.02
(3) (b) 3. When casting a presidential preference vote, the elector shall
9select the party ballot of his or her choice and make a cross (
7)
in the square at the
10right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the candidate's name for whom
11he or she intends to vote or shall, in the alternative, make a cross (
7)
in the square
12at the right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the words "Uninstructed
13delegation", or shall write in the name of his or her choice for a candidate.
AB434,67,1714
4. At a nonpartisan primary, the elector shall make a cross (
7)
in the square
15at the right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the candidate's name for
16each office for whom he or she intends to vote, or insert or write in the name of his
17or her choice for a candidate.
AB434,67,2118
(c) In presidential elections, the elector shall make a cross (
7)
in the square at
19the right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the set of candidates for
20president and vice president for whom he or she intends to vote. The vote shall be
21counted for all the candidates for presidential electors of those candidates.
AB434,67,2422
(d) On referenda questions, the elector shall make a cross (
7)
in the square at
23the right of next to or depress the button or lever next to the answer which he or she
24intends to give.
AB434, s. 123
25Section
123. 10.66 (1m) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB434, s. 124
1Section
124. 10.66 (3) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB434, s. 125
2Section
125. 10.76 (1r) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB434, s. 126
3Section
126. 10.76 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
AB434, s. 127
4Section
127. 10.82 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,68,85
10.82
(1) (e)
Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
6not less than
62 92 nor more than
77 107 days from date of order except when the
7special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
8s. 8.50 (2).
AB434, s. 128
9Section
128. 10.82 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,68,1310
10.82
(2) (d)
Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
11not less than
62 92 nor more than
77 107 days from date of order except when the
12special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
13s. 8.50 (2).
AB434, s. 129
14Section
129. 10.82 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,68,1815
10.82
(3) (d)
Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
16not less than
62 92 nor more than
77 107 days from date of order except when the
17special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
18s. 8.50 (2).
AB434, s. 130
19Section
130. 10.82 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,68,2320
10.82
(4) (d)
Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
21not less than
62 92 nor more than
77 107 days from date of order except when the
22special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
23s. 8.50 (2).
AB434, s. 131
24Section
131. 10.82 (5) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,69,4
110.82
(5) (c)
Date for special election. The date for the special election shall be
2not less than
62 92 nor more than
77 107 days from date of order except when the
3special election is held on the day of the spring election or the general election. See
4s. 8.50 (2).
AB434, s. 132
5Section
132. 11.02 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,69,106
11.02
(3) The Except as provided in sub. (3e), the "filing officer" for each
7candidate for local office and for each committee which or individual who is acting
8in support of or in opposition to any candidate for local office, but not any candidate
9for state office, is the clerk of the most populous jurisdiction for which any candidate
10who is supported or opposed seeks office.
AB434, s. 133
11Section
133. 11.02 (3e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB434,69,1612
11.02
(3e) The "filing officer" for each candidate for municipal judge elected
13under s. 755.01 (4) and for each committee which or individual who is acting in
14support of or in opposition to such a candidate, but not any candidate for state office,
15is the county clerk or board of election commissioners of the county having the largest
16portion of the population in the jurisdiction served by the judge.
AB434, s. 134
17Section
134. 11.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,69,2018
11.03
(1) Elections for the positions of presidential elector
, and convention
19delegate
and party committeeman or committeewoman are not subject to ss. 11.05
20to 11.23 and 11.26 to 11.29.
AB434, s. 135
21Section
135. 11.60 (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB434,70,922
11.60
(4) Actions under this section arising out of an election for state office or
23a statewide referendum may be brought by the board or by the district attorney of
24the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred, except as specified in s.
2511.38. Actions under this section arising out of an election for local office or
a local
1referendum may be brought by the district attorney of the county where the violation
2is alleged to have occurred.
Actions under this section arising out of an election for
3county office or a county referendum may be brought by the county board of election
4commissioners of the county wherein the violation is alleged to have occurred. If a
5violation concerns a district attorney or circuit judge or candidate for such offices, the
6action shall be brought by the attorney general. If a violation concerns the attorney
7general or a candidate for such office, the governor may appoint special counsel
8under s. 14.11 (2) to bring suit in behalf of the state. The counsel shall be independent
9of the attorney general and need not be a state employe at the time of appointment.
AB434,70,15
10(5) Any elector may file a verified petition with the board
, the county board of
11election commissioners or the appropriate district attorney or
both with more than
12one of them where
the their authority is concurrent under sub. (4), requesting that
13civil action under this chapter be brought against any person, committee or group.
14The petition shall allege such facts as are within the knowledge of the petitioner to
15show probable cause that a violation of this chapter has occurred.
AB434, s. 136
16Section
136. 24.66 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,70,2417
24.66
(4) Popular vote, when required. If any municipality is not empowered
18by law to incur indebtedness for a particular purpose without first submitting the
19question to its electors, the application for a state trust fund loan for that purpose
20must be approved and authorized by a majority vote of the electors at a special
21election called, noticed and held in the manner provided for other special elections.
22The question to be voted on shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The notice of the
23election shall state the amount of the proposed loan and the purpose for which it will
24be used.
AB434, s. 137
25Section
137. 32.72 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,71,7
132.72
(1) Sections 32.50 to 32.71 do not take effect in any city until the following
2question is submitted to the electors of the city at a special election and adopted by
3a majority vote of the electors voting: "Shall subchapter II of chapter 32, Wisconsin
4Statutes, be effective in the city of ................, thus allowing the city to acquire and
5condemn property for street widening and similar purposes, financed through
6assessments of benefits and damages?".
The question shall be filed as provided in
7s. 8.37.
AB434, s. 138
8Section
138. 38.08 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,71,159
38.08
(1) (a) 1. A district board shall administer the district and shall be
10composed of 9 members who are residents of the district, including 2 employers, 2
11employes, 3 additional members, a school district administrator, as defined under s.
12115.001 (8), and one elected official who holds a state or local office, as defined in s.
135.02
, except for the office of party committeeman or party committeewoman. The
14board shall by rule define "employer" and "employe" for the purpose of this
15subdivision.
AB434, s. 139
16Section
139. 59.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,72,317
59.05
(2) If two-fifths of the legal voters of any county, to be determined by the
18registration or poll lists of the last previous general election held in the county, the
19names of which voters shall appear on some one of the registration or poll lists of such
20election, present to the board a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40
21asking for a change of the county seat to some other place designated in the petition,
22the board shall submit the question of removal of the county seat to a vote of the
23qualified voters of the county.
The board shall file the question as provided in s. 8.37. 24The election shall be held only on the day of the general election, notice of the election
25shall be given and the election shall be conducted as in the case of the election of
1officers on that day, and the votes shall be canvassed, certified and returned in the
2same manner as other votes at that election. The question to be submitted shall be
3"Shall the county seat of .... county be removed to ....?".
AB434, s. 140
4Section
140. 59.08 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,72,135
59.08
(7) (b) The question of the consolidation of the counties shall be submitted
6to the voters at the next election to be held on the first Tuesday in April, or the next
7regular election, or at a special election to be held on the day fixed in the order issued
8under par. (a), which day shall be the same in each of the counties proposing to
9consolidate. A copy of the order shall be filed with the
county clerk of each of the
10counties
as provided in s. 8.37. If the question of consolidation is submitted at a
11special election, it shall be held not less than
30
42 days nor more than 60 days from
12the completion of the consolidation agreement, but not within 60 days of any spring
13or general election.
AB434, s. 141
14Section
141. 60.30 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,72,1815
60.30
(4) (b) The regular term of elected town officers, other than the town
16assessor, commences on the
2nd 3rd Tuesday of April in the year of their election.
17The regular term of an elected assessor commences on June 1 in the year of the
18assessor's election.
AB434, s. 142
19Section
142. 60.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,72,2420
60.62
(2) If the county in which the town is located has enacted a zoning
21ordinance under s. 59.69, the exercise of the authority under sub. (1) is subject to
22approval by the town meeting or by a referendum vote of the electors of the town held
23at the time of any regular or special election.
The question for the referendum vote
24shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37.
AB434, s. 143
25Section
143. 60.74 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,73,10
160.74
(5) (b) A petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 signed by
2qualified electors of the district equal to at least 20% of the vote cast for governor in
3the district at the last gubernatorial election, requesting a change to appointment
4of commissioners, may be submitted to the town board, subject to sub. (5m) (a).
The
5petition shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Upon receipt of the petition, the town
6board shall submit the question to a referendum at the next regular spring election
7or general election, or shall call a special election for that purpose. The inspectors
8shall count the votes and submit a statement of the results to the commission. The
9commission shall canvass the results of the election and certify the results to the
10town board which has authority to appoint commissioners.
AB434, s. 144
11Section
144. 60.785 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,73,2212
60.785
(2) (a) Any town sanitary district may be consolidated with a contiguous
13town sanitary district by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all of the
14commissioners of each district, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by
15the qualified electors of each district at a referendum held in each district.
The
16resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The ballots shall contain the words
17"for consolidation", and "against consolidation". If a majority of the votes cast on the
18referendum in each town sanitary district are for consolidation, the resolutions are
19effective and have the force of a contract. Certified copies of the resolutions and the
20results of the referendum shall be filed with the secretary of natural resources and
21the original documents shall be recorded with the register of deeds in each county
22in which the consolidated district is situated.
AB434, s. 145
23Section
145. 61.187 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,74,624
61.187
(1) Procedure. Whenever a petition conforming to the requirements
25of s. 8.40, signed by at least one-third as many electors of any village as voted for
1village officers at the next preceding election therefor, shall be presented to the
2village board
, and filed as provided in s. 8.37, praying for dissolution of the village
3corporation, such board shall submit to the electors of such village, for determination
4by ballot in substantially the manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general
5election or at a special election called by them for that purpose, the question whether
6or not such village corporation shall be dissolved.
AB434, s. 146
7Section
146. 61.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,74,198
61.46
(1) General; limitation. The village board shall, on or before December
915 in each year, by resolution to be entered of record, determine the amount of
10corporation taxes to be levied and assessed on the taxable property in such village
11for the current year. Before levying any tax for any specified purpose, exceeding one
12percent of the assessed valuation aforesaid, the village board shall, and in all other
13cases may in its discretion, submit the question of levying the same to the village
14electors at any general or special election by giving 10 days' notice thereof prior to
15such election by publication in a newspaper published in the village, if any, and if
16there is none, then by posting notices in 3 public places in said village, setting forth
17in such notices the object and purposes for which such taxes are to be raised and the
18amount of the proposed tax.
The village board shall file the question as provided in
19s. 8.37.
AB434, s. 147
20Section
147. 62.13 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,75,421
62.13
(6) (b) The provisions of this subsection shall apply only if adopted by the
22electors. Whenever not less than
30 42 days prior to a regular city election a petition
23therefor, conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 and signed by electors equal in
24number to not less than 20% of the total vote cast in the city for governor at the last
25general election, shall be filed with the clerk
as provided in s. 8.37, the clerk shall give
1notice in the manner of notice of the regular city election of a referendum on the
2adoption of this subsection. Such referendum election shall be held with the regular
3city election, and the ballots shall conform with the provisions of ss. 5.64 (2) and
410.02, and the question shall be "Shall s. 62.13 (6) of the statutes be adopted?"
AB434, s. 148
5Section
148. 64.39 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,75,126
64.39
(2) Such petition shall conform to the requirements of s. 8.40 and shall
7be signed by qualified electors of such city at least equal in number to 25% of the total
8number of votes cast in such city for all candidates for governor at the last preceding
9general election. Such petition shall be filed with the city clerk
as provided in s. 8.37 10and after being so filed, no name shall be erased or removed therefrom and no
11signature shall be valid or be counted unless its date is less than one month preceding
12the date of such filing.
AB434, s. 149
13Section
149. 66.021 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,76,1614
66.021
(5) (a)
Notice. Within 60 days after the filing of the petition, the common
15council or village board may accept or reject the petition and if rejected no further
16action shall be taken thereon. Acceptance may consist of adoption of an annexation
17ordinance. Failure to reject the petition shall obligate the city or village to pay the
18cost of any referendum favorable to annexation. If the petition is not rejected the
19clerk of the city or village with whom the annexation petition is filed shall give
20written notice thereof by personal service or registered mail with return receipt
21requested to the clerk of any town from which territory is proposed to be detached
22and shall give like notice to any person who files a written request therefor with the
23clerk. Such notice shall indicate whether the petition is for direct annexation or
24whether it requests a referendum on the question of annexation.
If the notice
25indicates that the petition is for a referendum on the question of annexation, the
1clerk of the city or village shall file the notice as provided in s. 8.37. If the notice
2indicates that the petition is for a referendum on the question of annexation, the
3town clerk shall give notice as provided in par. (c) of a referendum of the electors
4residing in the area proposed for annexation to be held
within 30 not less than 42
5days nor more than 72 days after the date of personal service or mailing of the notice
6required under this paragraph. If the notice indicates that the petition is for direct
7annexation, no referendum shall be held unless within 30 days after the date of
8personal service or mailing of the notice required under this paragraph, a petition
9conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting a referendum is filed with the
10town clerk
as provided in s. 8.37, signed by at least 20% of the electors residing in the
11area proposed to be annexed. If such a petition is filed, the clerk shall give notice as
12provided in par. (c) of a referendum of the electors residing in the area proposed for
13annexation to be held
within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days
of after 14the receipt of the petition and shall mail a copy of such notice to the clerk of the city
15or village to which the annexation is proposed. Any referendum shall be held at some
16convenient place within the town to be specified in the notice.
AB434, s. 150
17Section
150. 66.022 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,77,1118
66.022
(3) The governing body of any city, village or town involved may, or if
19a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 signed by a number of qualified
20electors thereof equal to at least 5% of the votes cast for governor in the city, village
21or town at the last gubernatorial election, demanding a referendum thereon, is
22presented to it within 30 days after the passage of either of the ordinances herein
23provided for shall, cause the question to be submitted to the electors of the city,
24village or town whose electors petitioned therefor, at a referendum election called for
25such purpose
within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after the filing
1of such petition, or after the enactment of either ordinance.
The petition shall be filed
2as provided in s. 8.37. Whenever a number of electors cannot be determined on the
3basis of reported election statistics, the number shall be determined in accordance
4with s. 60.74 (6). The governing body of the municipality shall appoint 3 election
5inspectors who shall be resident electors to supervise the referendum. The ballots
6shall contain the words "For Detachment" and "Against Detachment". The
7inspectors shall certify the results of the election by their affidavits annexed thereto
8and file a copy with the clerk of each town, village or city involved, and none of the
9ordinances so provided for shall take effect nor be in force unless a majority of the
10electors shall approve the same. The referendum election shall be conducted in
11accordance with chs. 6 and 7 insofar as applicable.
AB434, s. 151
12Section
151. 66.023 (4) (e) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:
AB434,77,2113
66.023
(4) (e) 1. Within 30 days after adoption of a final plan under par. (d), the
14governing body of a participating municipality may adopt a resolution calling for an
15advisory referendum on the plan. An advisory referendum shall be held if, within
1630 days after adoption of the final plan under par. (d), a petition, signed by a number
17of qualified electors equal to at least 10% of the votes cast for governor in the
18municipality at the last gubernatorial election, is filed with the clerk of a
19participating municipality
and as provided in s. 8.37, requesting an advisory
20referendum on the cooperative plan. The petition shall conform to the requirements
21of s. 8.40.
AB434,78,322
2. The advisory referendum shall be held
within 30
not less than 42 days nor
23more than 72 days after adoption of the resolution under subd. 1. calling for the
24referendum or
within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after receipt
25of the petition by the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall give notice of the
1referendum by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the
2municipality, both on the publication day next preceding the advisory referendum
3election and one week prior to that publication date.
AB434, s. 152
4Section
152. 66.024 (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB434,78,125
66.024
(4) (a) If the court, after such hearing, is satisfied as to the correctness
6of the description of the territory or any survey and that the provisions of this section
7have been complied with, it shall make an order so declaring and shall direct a
8referendum election within the territory which shall be described in the order, on the
9question, whether such area should be annexed.
Such order shall be filed as provided
10in s. 8.37. Such order shall direct 3 electors named therein residing in the town in
11which the territory proposed to be annexed lies, to perform the duties of inspectors
12of election.
AB434,78,1913
(b) The referendum election shall be held
within 30
not less than 42 days nor
14more than 72 days after the
entry filing of the order
as provided in s. 8.37, in the
15territory proposed for annexation, by the electors of such territory as provided in s.
1666.021 (5), so far as applicable. The ballots shall contain the words "For Annexation"
17and "Against Annexation". The certification of the election inspectors shall be filed
18with the clerk of the court, and the clerk of any municipality involved, but need not
19be filed or recorded with the register of deeds.
AB434, s. 153
20Section
153. 66.027 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,79,17
2166.027 Municipal boundaries, fixed by judgment. Any 2 municipalities
22whose boundaries are immediately adjacent at any point and who are parties to any
23action, proceeding or appeal in court for the purpose of testing the validity or
24invalidity of any annexation, incorporation, consolidation or detachment, may enter
25into a written stipulation, compromising and settling any such litigation and
1determining the common boundary line between the municipalities. The court
2having jurisdiction of the litigation, whether it is a circuit court, the court of appeals
3or the supreme court, may enter a final judgment incorporating the provisions of the
4stipulation and fixing the common boundary line between the municipalities
5involved. Any stipulation changing boundaries of municipalities shall be approved
6by the governing bodies of the detaching and annexing municipalities and s. 66.021
7(8) and (10) shall apply. Any change of civil municipal boundaries under this section
8is subject to a referendum of the electors residing within the territory annexed or
9detached, if within 30 days after the publication of the stipulation to change
10boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed
11or detached, a petition for a referendum conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40
12signed by at least 20% of the electors of the area to be annexed or detached, is filed
13with the clerk of the municipality from which the area is proposed to be detached
and
14is filed as provided in s. 8.37. The referendum shall be conducted as are annexation
15referenda. If the referendum election is opposed to detachment from the
16municipality, all proceedings under this section are void. For the purposes of this
17section "municipalities" includes cities, villages and towns.
AB434, s. 154
18Section
154. 66.028 (6) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB434,80,319
66.028
(6) (a) Within 30 days after the hearing under sub. (3), the governing
20body of a participating municipality may adopt a resolution calling for an advisory
21referendum on the agreement. An advisory referendum shall be held if, within 30
22days after the hearing under sub. (3), a petition, signed by a number of qualified
23electors equal to at least 10% of the votes cast for governor in the municipality at the
24last gubernatorial election, is filed with the clerk of a participating municipality,
25requesting an advisory referendum on the revenue sharing plan. The petition shall
1conform to the requirements of s. 8.40
and shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. If an
2advisory referendum is held, the municipality's governing body may not vote to
3approve the agreement under sub. (2) until the report under par. (d) is filed.
AB434,80,104
(b) The advisory referendum shall be held
within 30
not less than 42 days nor
5more than 72 days after adoption of the resolution under par. (a) calling for the
6referendum or
within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after receipt
7of the petition under par. (a) by the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall give
8notice of the referendum by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation
9in the municipality, both on the publication day next preceding the advisory
10referendum election and one week prior to that publication date.
AB434, s. 155
11Section
155. 66.059 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,80,1712
66.059
(2m) (b) If a referendum is to be held on a resolution, the municipal
13governing body shall
file the resolution as provided in s. 8.37 and shall direct the
14municipal clerk to call a special election for the purpose of submitting the resolution
15to the electors for a referendum on approval or rejection. In lieu of a special election,
16the municipal governing body may specify that the election be held at the next
17succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election.
AB434, s. 156
18Section
156. 66.061 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,81,319
66.061
(1) (c) No such ordinance shall be operative until 60 days after passage
20and publication unless sooner approved by a referendum. Within that time electors
21equal in number to
20 per cent 20% of those voting at the last regular municipal
22election, may demand a referendum. The demand shall be in writing and filed with
23the clerk
and as provided in s. 8.37. Each signer shall state his or her occupation and
24residence and signatures shall be verified by the affidavit of an elector. The
25referendum shall be held at the next regular municipal election, or at a special
1election within 90 days of the filing of the demand, and the ordinance shall not be
2effective unless approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon. This paragraph
3shall not apply to extensions by a utility previously franchised by the village or city.
AB434, s. 157
4Section
157. 66.075 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB434,81,165
66.075
(5) The provisions of this section shall apply only to such counties, cities,
6villages and towns as shall have adopted the same at any general or municipal
7election at which the question of the establishment of such county or municipal
8slaughterhouse shall have been submitted to the voters of such county, city, village
9or town. Such question shall, upon the filing of a petition conforming to the
10requirements of s. 8.40 by electors of such county, city, village or town equal in
11number to at least 10% of all the votes cast in such county, city, village or town for
12governor at the last preceding general election, be submitted to the electors of such
13county, city, village or town at the next ensuing election
, and if. The petition shall
14be filed as provided in s. 8.37. If a majority of votes cast shall be in favor of the
15establishment of such slaughterhouse, the provisions of this section shall apply to
16such county, city, village or town.
AB434, s. 158
17Section
158. 66.521 (10) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
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66.521
(10) (d) The governing body may issue bonds under this section without
19submitting the proposition to the electors of the municipality for approval unless
20within 30 days from the date of publication of notice of adoption of the initial
21resolution for such bonds, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40, signed
22by not less than 5% of the registered electors of the municipality, or, if there is no
23registration of electors in the municipality, by 10% of the number of electors of the
24municipality voting for the office of governor at the last general election as
25determined under s. 115.01 (13), is filed with the clerk of the municipality
and as
1provided in s. 8.37 requesting a referendum upon the question of the issuance of the
2bonds. If such a petition is filed, the bonds shall not be issued until approved by a
3majority of the electors of the municipality voting thereon at a general or special
4election.
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5Section
159. 66.77 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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66.77
(3) (a) 1. If the governing body of a county wishes to exceed the operating
7levy rate limit otherwise applicable to the county under this section, it shall adopt
8a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall specify either the operating levy rate
9or the operating levy that the governing body wishes to impose for either a specified
10number of years or an indefinite period. The governing body shall call a special
11referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the county
12for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the governing body may
13specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election
14or September primary or general election to be held not earlier than
30 42 days after
15the adoption of the resolution of the governing body.
The governing body shall file
16the resolution to be submitted to the electors as provided in s. 8.37.
AB434, s. 160
17Section
160. 66.94 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
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66.94
(4) Manner of adoption. This section may be adopted by any city, village
19or town within the metropolitan district in the following manner: The governing
20body of any municipality, by ordinance passed at least
30 42 days prior to submission
21of the question, may direct that the question of the adoption of this section be
22submitted to the electors therein at any general, special, judicial or local election.
23The question shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The clerk of such municipality or
24the election commission of any city of the first class shall thereupon submit the
25question to popular vote. Public notice of the election shall be given in the same
1manner as in case of a regular municipal election except that such notice shall be
2published or posted at least 20 days prior to the election. If a majority of those voting
3on the question vote in the affirmative thereon, this section shall be adopted in such
4municipality. The proposition on the ballot to be used at such election shall be in
5substantially the following form:
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Shall section 66.94 of the Wisconsin statutes which creates a metropolitan
7transit authority for ownership and operation of a public mass transportation system
8in the metropolitan district be adopted?
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10Section
161. 67.05 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
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67.05
(3) (am) The question on which the referendum is held shall be filed as
12provided in s. 8.37.
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13Section
162. 67.12 (12) (e) 6. of the statutes is amended to read:
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67.12
(12) (e) 6. A copy of any resolution of the district board under subd. 5.
15which requires a referendum shall be promptly transmitted by the secretary of the
16district board to the county clerk or board of election commissioners of each county
17any part of which is contained within the district.
A copy of the resolution shall be
18filed as provided in s. 8.37. Costs of the referendum shall be borne as provided in ss.
195.68 and 7.03.
AB434, s. 163
20Section
163. 81.01 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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81.01
(3) (b) The town board by resolution submits to the electors of the town
22as a referendum at a general or special town election the question of exceeding the
23$10,000 limit set under this subsection.
A copy of the resolution shall be filed as
24provided in s. 8.37. The board shall abide by the majority vote of the electors of the
25town on the question. The question shall read as follows: