Amendment AP8 SSA1-SB1

SB1-SSA1,118,2 11.50 (10m) (title) Return of grants prior to election.

SB1-SSA1, s. 237 Section 237. 11.50 (11) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,118,7 11.50 (11) (d) No person may expend, authorize the expenditure of or incur any obligation to expend a grant or other contribution after the date of any election where the moneys contained in such contribution that grant are returnable to the state under sub. (8).

SB1-SSA1, s. 238 Section 238. 11.50 (11) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,118,12 11.50 (11) (e) No candidate may expend, authorize the expenditure of or incur any obligation to expend any grant if he or she violates the pledge required under sub. (2) (a) as a precondition to receipt of a grant, except as authorized in sub. (2) (h) or (i) or ss. 11.26 (10m) and 11.31 (3n).

SB1-SSA1, s. 239 Section 239. 11.50 (12) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,118,21 11.50 (12) Proof of payment. No later than the next due date for continuing reports under s. 11.20 (4) which occurs at least 30 days after an election in which a candidate receives a grant, or no later than 30 days after each special election in which a candidate receives a grant, whichever is earlier, the candidate or his or her campaign treasurer shall deliver or transmit to the board by 1st class mail, sufficient proof of payment for all disbursements made from grants distributed under this section. This subsection does not restrict the authority of the board to audit records under ss. 5.05 (2) and 13.94 (1) (k).

SB1-SSA1, s. 240 Section 240. 11.60 (3s) and (3t) of the statutes are created to read:

SB1-SSA1,119,4 11.60 (3s) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and except as provided in subs. (3t) and (3u), if an individual who or committee which is required to file a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) files a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) which contains a material misrepresentation with respect to support or opposition to a candidate, the individual or committee shall forfeit an amount equal to any disbursement made or obligation incurred for a purpose that is inconsistent with the statement filed by the individual or committee.

SB1-SSA1,119,11 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and except as provided in subs. (3t) and (3u), if a registrant, organization or individual who or which is required to file a statement under s. 11.065 (2) or (5) files a statement under s. 11.065 (2) or (5) which contains a material misrepresentation with respect to support or opposition to a candidate, the registrant, organization or individual shall forfeit an amount equal to any expenditure made or obligation to make an expenditure incurred for a purpose that is inconsistent with the statement filed by the registrant, organization or individual.

SB1-SSA1,119,19 (3t) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if any committee or individual makes a disbursement or incurs an obligation to make a disbursement of $500 or more that is required to be disclosed under s. 11.06 (7) (a) without disclosing the disbursement or obligation, or prior to the 10th day after disclosing the disbursement or obligation, or in an amount which understates by more than $5,000 the amount disclosed, the committee or individual shall forfeit an amount equal to any amount exceeding $5,000 that is disbursed or obligated to be disbursed or understated by the committee or individual in violation of s. 11.06 (7) (a).

SB1-SSA1,120,3 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if any registrant, organization or individual makes an expenditure or incurs an obligation to make an expenditure of more than $1,000 that is required to be disclosed under s. 11.065 (2) or (5) without disclosing the expenditure or obligation, or prior to the 10th day after disclosing the expenditure or obligation, or in an amount which understates by more than $5,000 the amount disclosed, the registrant, organization or individual shall forfeit an amount equal to any amount exceeding $5,000 that is expended or obligated to be expended or understated by the registrant, organization or individual in violation of s. 11.065 (2) or (15).

SB1-SSA1, s. 241 Section 241. 11.60 (3u) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,120,11 11.60 (3u) (a) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if an individual who or committee which is required to file a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) intentionally files a statement under s. 11.06 (7) (a) which contains a material misrepresentation with respect to the amount of a proposed disbursement or obligation, the individual or committee shall forfeit an amount equal to any disbursement made or obligation incurred for a purpose that is inconsistent with the statement filed by the individual or committee.

SB1-SSA1,120,18 (b) Notwithstanding sub. (1), if a registrant, organization or individual who or which is required to file a statement under s. 11.065 (2) or (5) intentionally files a statement under s. 11.065 (2) or (5) which contains a material misrepresentation with respect to the amount of a proposed expenditure or obligation, the registrant, organization or individual shall forfeit an amount equal to any expenditure made or obligation to make an expenditure incurred for a purpose that is inconsistent with the statement filed by the registrant, organization or individual.

SB1-SSA1, s. 242 Section 242. 11.60 (4) and (5) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,121,7 11.60 (4) Actions under this section arising out of an election for state office or a statewide referendum may be brought by the board or by the district attorney of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred, except as specified in s. 11.38. Actions under this section arising out of an election for local office or a local referendum may be brought by the district attorney of the county where the violation is alleged to have occurred. Actions under this section arising out of an election for county office or a county referendum may be brought by the county board of election commissioners of the county wherein the violation is alleged to have occurred. If a violation concerns a district attorney or circuit judge or candidate for such offices, the action shall be brought by the attorney general. If a violation concerns the attorney general or a candidate for such office, the governor may appoint special counsel under s. 14.11 (2) to bring suit in behalf of the state. The counsel shall be independent of the attorney general and need not be a state employe at the time of appointment.

SB1-SSA1,121,13 (5) Any elector may file a verified petition with the board, the county board of election commissioners or the appropriate district attorney or both with more than one of them where the their authority is concurrent under sub. (4), requesting that civil action under this chapter be brought against any person, committee or group. The petition shall allege such facts as are within the knowledge of the petitioner to show probable cause that a violation of this chapter has occurred.

SB1-SSA1, s. 243 Section 243. 13.82 (1) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,121,17 13.82 (1) (d) Shall create a bipartisan committee to study campaign finance reform whenever changing electoral dynamics and campaign finance technology demand such action.

SB1-SSA1, s. 244 Section 244. 14.58 (20) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,121,21 14.58 (20) (title) Election campaign system fund. Make disbursements to each candidate certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) or (cm) by the elections board as eligible to receive moneys from the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund.

SB1-SSA1, s. 245 Section 245. 15.615 of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,122,2 15.615 Same; attached boards. (2) Referendum appeal board. There is created a referendum appeal board which is attached to the elections board under s. 15.03. The board shall consist of the governor, the senate majority leader, the senate minority leader, the speaker of the assembly and the assembly minority leader or the designees of these persons.

SB1-SSA1, s. 246 Section 246. 20.510 (1) (q) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,122,8 20.510 (1) (q) (title) Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund. As a continuing appropriation, from the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund, the moneys determined under s. 11.50 to provide for payments to eligible candidates certified under s. 7.08 (2) (c) and to provide for public information as authorized under s. 11.50 (2m).

SB1-SSA1, s. 247 Section 247. 20.855 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,122,13 20.855 (4) (b) (title) Election campaign payments fund contributions. A sum sufficient equal to the amounts determined under s. 71.10 (3) to be paid into transferred from the general fund to the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund annually on August 15.

SB1-SSA1, s. 248 Section 248. 20.855 (4) (ba) of the statutes is created to read:

SB1-SSA1,122,17 20.855 (4) (ba) Election fund supplement. A sum sufficient equal to $300,000 in each fiscal year, to be transferred from the general fund to the Wisconsin clean election system fund annually on August 15.

SB1-SSA1, s. 249 Section 249. 24.66 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,122,25 24.66 (3) (b) For long-term loans by unified school districts. Every application for a loan, the required repayment of which exceeds 10 years, shall be approved and authorized for a unified school district by a majority vote of the members of the school board at a regular or special meeting of the school board. Every vote so required shall be by ayes and noes duly recorded. In addition, the application shall be approved for a unified school district by a majority vote of the electors of the school district at a special election referendum as provided under sub. (4).

SB1-SSA1, s. 250 Section 250. 24.66 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,123,9 24.66 (4) Popular vote, when required. If any municipality is not empowered by law to incur indebtedness for a particular purpose without first submitting the question to its electors, the application for a state trust fund loan for that purpose must be approved and authorized by a majority vote of the electors at a special election referendum called, in accordance with s. 8.065, and noticed and held in the manner provided for other special elections referenda. The question to be voted on shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The notice of the election referendum shall state the amount of the proposed loan and the purpose for which it will be used.

SB1-SSA1, s. 251 Section 251. 25.17 (1) (ys) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,123,11 25.17 (1) (ys) Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund (s. 25.42);

SB1-SSA1, s. 252 Section 252. 25.42 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,123,18 25.42 (title) Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund. All moneys appropriated under s. 20.855 (4) (b) and (ba) together with all moneys reverting to the state under s. 11.50 (8) and all gifts, bequests and devises received under s. 11.50 (13) constitute the Wisconsin clean election campaign system fund, to be expended for the purposes of s. 11.50. All moneys in the fund not disbursed by the state treasurer shall continue to accumulate indefinitely.

SB1-SSA1, s. 253 Section 253. 32.72 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,124,2 32.72 (1) Sections 32.50 to 32.71 do not take effect in any city until the following question is submitted to the electors of the city at a special election referendum called in accordance with s. 8.065 and adopted by a majority vote of the electors voting: "Shall subchapter II of chapter 32, Wisconsin Statutes, be effective in the city of ................, thus allowing the city to acquire and condemn property for street widening and similar purposes, financed through assessments of benefits and damages?". The question shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37.

SB1-SSA1, s. 254 Section 254. 38.08 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,124,10 38.08 (1) (a) 1. A district board shall administer the district and shall be composed of 9 members who are residents of the district, including 2 employers, 2 employes, 3 additional members, a school district administrator, as defined under s. 115.001 (8), and one elected official who holds a state or local office, as defined in s. 5.02, except for the office of party committeeman or party committeewoman. The board shall by rule define "employer" and "employe" for the purpose of this subdivision.

SB1-SSA1, s. 255 Section 255. 59.05 (2) of the statutes, as affected by 1997 Wisconsin Act 35, is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,124,24 59.05 (2) If two-fifths of the legal voters of any county, to be determined by the registration or poll lists of the last previous general election held in the county, the names of which voters shall appear on some one of the registration or poll lists of such election, present to the board a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 asking for a change of the county seat to some other place designated in the petition, the board shall submit the question of removal of the county seat to a vote of the qualified voters of the county. The board shall file the question as provided in s. 8.37. The election shall be held only on the day of the general election, notice of the election shall be given and the election shall be conducted as in the case of the election of officers on that day, and the votes shall be canvassed, certified and returned in the same manner as other votes at that election. The question to be submitted shall be "Shall the county seat of .... county be removed to ....?".

SB1-SSA1, s. 256 Section 256. 59.08 (7) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,125,11 59.08 (7) (b) The question of the consolidation of the counties shall be submitted to the voters at the next election authorized under s. 8.065 (1) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) to be held on the first Tuesday in April, or the next regular election, or at a special election to be held on a date specified in the order which shall be no sooner than 45 days after the day fixed in date of the order issued under par. (a), which day date shall be the same in each of the counties proposing to consolidate. A copy of the order shall be filed with the county clerk of each of the counties. If the question of consolidation is submitted at a special election, it shall be held not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days from the completion of the consolidation agreement, but not within 60 days of any spring or general election as provided in s. 8.37.

SB1-SSA1, s. 257 Section 257. 60.30 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,125,16 60.30 (4) (b) The regular term of elected town officers, other than the town assessor, commences on the 2nd 3rd Tuesday of April in the year of their election. The regular term of an elected assessor commences on June 1 in the year of the assessor's election.

SB1-SSA1, s. 258 Section 258. 60.62 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,125,22 60.62 (2) If the county in which the town is located has enacted a zoning ordinance under s. 59.69, the exercise of the authority under sub. (1) is subject to approval by the town meeting or by a referendum vote of the electors of the town to be held at the time of any regular or special election in accordance with s. 8.065. The question for the referendum vote shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37.

SB1-SSA1, s. 259 Section 259. 60.74 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,126,10 60.74 (5) (b) A petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 signed by qualified electors of the district equal to at least 20% of the vote cast for governor in the district at the last gubernatorial election, requesting a change to appointment of commissioners, may be submitted to the town board, subject to sub. (5m) (a). The petition shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Upon receipt of the petition, the town board shall submit the question to a referendum at the next regular spring election or general election, or shall call a special election for that purpose authorized under s. 8.065 (1) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) to be held not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the petition. The inspectors shall count the votes and submit a statement of the results to the commission. The commission shall canvass the results of the election and certify the results to the town board which has authority to appoint commissioners.

SB1-SSA1, s. 260 Section 260. 60.785 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,126,22 60.785 (2) (a) Any town sanitary district may be consolidated with a contiguous town sanitary district by resolution passed by a two-thirds vote of all of the commissioners of each district, fixing the terms of the consolidation and ratified by the qualified electors of each district at a referendum held in each district. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The ballots shall contain the words "for consolidation", and "against consolidation". If a majority of the votes cast on the referendum in each town sanitary district are for consolidation, the resolutions are effective and have the force of a contract. Certified copies of the resolutions and the results of the referendum shall be filed with the secretary of natural resources and the original documents shall be recorded with the register of deeds in each county in which the consolidated district is situated.

SB1-SSA1, s. 261 Section 261. 61.187 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,127,8 61.187 (1) Procedure. Whenever a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40, signed by at least one-third as many electors of any village as voted for village officers at the next preceding election therefor, shall be presented to the village board, and filed as provided in s. 8.37, praying for dissolution of the village corporation, such board shall submit to the electors of such village, for determination by ballot in substantially the manner provided by ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, at a general election or at a special election called by them for that purpose the next election authorized under s. 8.065 (1) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) to be held not sooner than 45 days after presentation of the petition, the question whether or not such village corporation shall be dissolved.

SB1-SSA1, s. 262 Section 262. 61.46 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,127,22 61.46 (1) General; limitation. The village board shall, on or before December 15 in each year, by resolution to be entered of record, determine the amount of corporation taxes to be levied and assessed on the taxable property in such village for the current year. Before levying any tax for any specified purpose, exceeding one percent of the assessed valuation aforesaid, the village board shall, and in all other cases may in its discretion, submit the question of levying the same to the village electors at any general or special the next election authorized under s. 8.065 (1) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) to be held no sooner than 45 days after submission by giving 10 days' notice thereof prior to such election by publication in a newspaper published in the village, if any, and if there is none, then by posting notices in 3 public places in said village, setting forth in such notices the object and purposes for which such taxes are to be raised and the amount of the proposed tax. The village board shall file the question as provided in s. 8.37.

SB1-SSA1, s. 263 Section 263. 62.09 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,128,10 62.09 (1) (a) The officers shall be a mayor, treasurer, clerk, comptroller, attorney, engineer, one or more assessors unless the city is assessed by a county assessor under s. 70.99, one or more constables as determined by the common council, a local health officer, as defined in s. 250.01 (5), or local board of health, as defined in s. 250.01 (3), street commissioner, board of police and fire commissioners except in cities where not applicable, chief of police, chief of the fire department, board of public works, 2 alderpersons from each aldermanic district, and such other officers or boards as are created by law or by the council. If one alderperson from each aldermanic district is provided under s. 66.018 (1), the council may, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote of all its members and approved by the electors at a general or special any election authorized under s. 8.065, provide that there shall be 2 alderpersons from each aldermanic district.

SB1-SSA1, s. 264 Section 264. 62.13 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,128,20 62.13 (6) (b) The provisions of this subsection shall apply only if adopted by the electors. Whenever not less than 30 42 days prior to a regular city election a petition therefor, conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 and signed by electors equal in number to not less than 20% of the total vote cast in the city for governor at the last general election, shall be filed with the clerk as provided in s. 8.37, the clerk shall give notice in the manner of notice of the regular city election of a referendum on the adoption of this subsection. Such referendum election shall be held with the regular city election, and the ballots shall conform with the provisions of ss. 5.64 (2) and 10.02, and the question shall be "Shall s. 62.13 (6) of the statutes be adopted?"

SB1-SSA1, s. 265 Section 265. 64.03 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,129,2 64.03 (1) Every ordinance or resolution for the adoption of ss. 64.01 to 64.15, and every petition for a special election referendum on the same, shall state the number of members of which the council herein provided for shall be composed, the term of office of its members, which term shall not exceed 2 years, whether they shall be nominated and elected from aldermanic districts or from the city at large, and the compensation, if any, which they shall receive.

SB1-SSA1, s. 266 Section 266. 64.39 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,129,10 64.39 (2) Such petition shall conform to the requirements of s. 8.40 and shall be signed by qualified electors of such city at least equal in number to 25% of the total number of votes cast in such city for all candidates for governor at the last preceding general election. Such petition shall be filed with the city clerk as provided in s. 8.37 and after being so filed, no name shall be erased or removed therefrom and no signature shall be valid or be counted unless its date is less than one month preceding the date of such filing.

SB1-SSA1, s. 267 Section 267. 64.39 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,129,17 64.39 (3) Upon filing such petition, the mayor shall, by proclamation, submit the questions prescribed in sub. (1) at a special the next election authorized under s. 8.065 (1) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) to be held at a time specified therein and within 2 months not sooner than 45 days after such petition is filed. The election upon such question shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner as provided by law for other city elections.

SB1-SSA1, s. 268 Section 268. 66.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,130,3 66.01 (8) Every charter, charter amendment or charter ordinance enacted or approved by a vote of the electors shall control and prevail over any prior or subsequent act of the legislative body of the city or village. Whenever the electors of any city or village by a majority vote have adopted or determined to continue to operate under either ch. 62 or 64, or have determined the method of selection of members of the governing board, the question shall not again be submitted to the electors, nor action taken thereon within a period of 2 years. Any election to change or amend the charter of any city or village, other than a special an election as provided in called under s. 9.20 (4), shall be held at the time provided by statute for holding the spring election.

SB1-SSA1, s. 269 Section 269. 66.021 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,131,7 66.021 (5) (a) Notice. Within 60 days after the filing of the petition, the common council or village board may accept or reject the petition and if rejected no further action shall be taken thereon. Acceptance may consist of adoption of an annexation ordinance. Failure to reject the petition shall obligate the city or village to pay the cost of any referendum favorable to annexation. If the petition is not rejected the clerk of the city or village with whom the annexation petition is filed shall give written notice thereof by personal service or registered mail with return receipt requested to the clerk of any town from which territory is proposed to be detached and shall give like notice to any person who files a written request therefor with the clerk. Such notice shall indicate whether the petition is for direct annexation or whether it requests a referendum on the question of annexation. If the notice indicates that the petition is for a referendum on the question of annexation, the clerk of the city or village shall file the notice as provided in s. 8.37. If the notice indicates that the petition is for a referendum on the question of annexation, the town clerk shall give notice as provided in par. (c) of a referendum of the electors residing in the area proposed for annexation to be held within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after the date of personal service or mailing of the notice required under this paragraph. If the notice indicates that the petition is for direct annexation, no referendum shall be held unless within 30 days after the date of personal service or mailing of the notice required under this paragraph, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 requesting a referendum is filed with the town clerk as provided in s. 8.37, signed by at least 20% of the electors residing in the area proposed to be annexed. If such a petition is filed, the clerk shall give notice as provided in par. (c) of a referendum of the electors residing in the area proposed for annexation to be held within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days of after the receipt of the petition and shall mail a copy of such notice to the clerk of the city or village to which the annexation is proposed. Any referendum shall be held at some convenient place within the town to be specified in the notice.

SB1-SSA1, s. 270 Section 270. 66.022 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,132,2 66.022 (3) The governing body of any city, village or town involved may, or if a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 signed by a number of qualified electors thereof equal to at least 5% of the votes cast for governor in the city, village or town at the last gubernatorial election, demanding a referendum thereon, is presented to it within 30 days after the passage of either of the ordinances herein provided for shall, cause the question to be submitted to the electors of the city, village or town whose electors petitioned therefor, at a referendum election called for such purpose within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after the filing of such petition, or after the enactment of either ordinance. The petition shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Whenever a number of electors cannot be determined on the basis of reported election statistics, the number shall be determined in accordance with s. 60.74 (6). The governing body of the municipality shall appoint 3 election inspectors who shall be resident electors to supervise the referendum. The ballots shall contain the words "For Detachment" and "Against Detachment". The inspectors shall certify the results of the election by their affidavits annexed thereto and file a copy with the clerk of each town, village or city involved, and none of the ordinances so provided for shall take effect nor be in force unless a majority of the electors shall approve the same. The referendum election shall be conducted in accordance with chs. 6 and 7 insofar as applicable.

SB1-SSA1, s. 271 Section 271. 66.023 (4) (e) 1. and 2. of the statutes are amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,132,12 66.023 (4) (e) 1. Within 30 days after adoption of a final plan under par. (d), the governing body of a participating municipality may adopt a resolution calling for an advisory referendum on the plan. An advisory referendum shall be held if, within 30 days after adoption of the final plan under par. (d), a petition, signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least 10% of the votes cast for governor in the municipality at the last gubernatorial election, is filed with the clerk of a participating municipality and as provided in s. 8.37, requesting an advisory referendum on the cooperative plan. The petition shall conform to the requirements of s. 8.40.

SB1-SSA1,132,19 2. The advisory referendum shall be held within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after adoption of the resolution under subd. 1. calling for the referendum or within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after receipt of the petition by the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall give notice of the referendum by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, both on the publication day next preceding the advisory referendum election and one week prior to that publication date.

SB1-SSA1, s. 272 Section 272. 66.024 (4) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,133,3 66.024 (4) (a) If the court, after such hearing, is satisfied as to the correctness of the description of the territory or any survey and that the provisions of this section have been complied with, it shall make an order so declaring and shall direct a referendum election within the territory which shall be described in the order, on the question, whether such area should be annexed. Such order shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Such order shall direct 3 electors named therein residing in the town in which the territory proposed to be annexed lies, to perform the duties of inspectors of election.

SB1-SSA1,133,10 (b) The referendum election shall be held within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after the entry filing of the order as provided in s. 8.37, in the territory proposed for annexation, by the electors of such territory as provided in s. 66.021 (5), so far as applicable. The ballots shall contain the words "For Annexation" and "Against Annexation". The certification of the election inspectors shall be filed with the clerk of the court, and the clerk of any municipality involved, but need not be filed or recorded with the register of deeds.

SB1-SSA1, s. 273 Section 273. 66.027 of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,134,8 66.027 Municipal boundaries, fixed by judgment. Any 2 municipalities whose boundaries are immediately adjacent at any point and who are parties to any action, proceeding or appeal in court for the purpose of testing the validity or invalidity of any annexation, incorporation, consolidation or detachment, may enter into a written stipulation, compromising and settling any such litigation and determining the common boundary line between the municipalities. The court having jurisdiction of the litigation, whether it is a circuit court, the court of appeals or the supreme court, may enter a final judgment incorporating the provisions of the stipulation and fixing the common boundary line between the municipalities involved. Any stipulation changing boundaries of municipalities shall be approved by the governing bodies of the detaching and annexing municipalities and s. 66.021 (8) and (10) shall apply. Any change of civil municipal boundaries under this section is subject to a referendum of the electors residing within the territory annexed or detached, if within 30 days after the publication of the stipulation to change boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation in the area proposed to be annexed or detached, a petition for a referendum conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 signed by at least 20% of the electors of the area to be annexed or detached, is filed with the clerk of the municipality from which the area is proposed to be detached and is filed as provided in s. 8.37. The referendum shall be conducted as are annexation referenda. If the referendum election is opposed to detachment from the municipality, all proceedings under this section are void. For the purposes of this section "municipalities" includes cities, villages and towns.

SB1-SSA1, s. 274 Section 274. 66.028 (6) (a) and (b) of the statutes are amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,134,19 66.028 (6) (a) Within 30 days after the hearing under sub. (3), the governing body of a participating municipality may adopt a resolution calling for an advisory referendum on the agreement. An advisory referendum shall be held if, within 30 days after the hearing under sub. (3), a petition, signed by a number of qualified electors equal to at least 10% of the votes cast for governor in the municipality at the last gubernatorial election, is filed with the clerk of a participating municipality, requesting an advisory referendum on the revenue sharing plan. The petition shall conform to the requirements of s. 8.40 and shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. If an advisory referendum is held, the municipality's governing body may not vote to approve the agreement under sub. (2) until the report under par. (d) is filed.

SB1-SSA1,135,2 (b) The advisory referendum shall be held within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after adoption of the resolution under par. (a) calling for the referendum or within 30 not less than 42 days nor more than 72 days after receipt of the petition under par. (a) by the municipal clerk. The municipal clerk shall give notice of the referendum by publishing a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, both on the publication day next preceding the advisory referendum election and one week prior to that publication date.

SB1-SSA1, s. 275 Section 275. 66.059 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,135,10 66.059 (2m) (b) If a referendum is to be held on a resolution, the municipal governing body shall file the resolution as provided in s. 8.37 and shall direct the municipal clerk to call a special election for the purpose of submitting submit the resolution to the electors for approval of the electors at a referendum on approval or rejection. In lieu of a special election, the municipal governing body may specify that the election be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election called in accordance with s. 8.065.

SB1-SSA1, s. 276 Section 276. 66.061 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB1-SSA1,135,23 66.061 (1) (c) No such ordinance shall be operative until 60 days after passage and publication unless sooner approved by a referendum. Within that time electors equal in number to 20 per cent 20% of those voting at the last regular municipal election, may demand a referendum. The demand shall be in writing and filed with the clerk and as provided in s. 8.37. Each signer shall state his or her occupation and residence and signatures shall be verified by the affidavit of an elector. The referendum shall be held at the next regular municipal election, or at a special election within 90 days of the authorized under s. 8.065 (1) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) to be held not sooner than 45 days after filing of the demand, and the ordinance shall not be effective unless approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon. This paragraph shall not apply to extensions by a utility previously franchised by the village or city.