AB105-engrossed,16,8
167.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. Direct the school district clerk to call a special election
2referendum in accordance with s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065
3(3)
for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors for approval or
4rejection, or direct that the resolution be submitted at the next regularly scheduled
5primary or election permitted under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s.
68.065 (3)
to be held not earlier than 45 days after the adoption of the resolution. The
7resolution shall not be effective unless adopted by a majority of the school district
8electors voting at the referendum.
AB105-engrossed, s. 28 9Section 28. 67.05 (6m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,16,1510 67.05 (6m) (b) If a referendum is to be held on an initial resolution, the district
11board shall direct the technical college district secretary to call a special election
12referendum in accordance with s. 8.065 for the purpose of submitting the initial
13resolution to the electors for a referendum on approval or rejection. In lieu of a
14special election, the district board may specify that the election be held at the next
15succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election
.
AB105-engrossed, s. 29 16Section 29. 67.10 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,16,2017 67.10 (5) (b) Any city having voted approved the issuance of bonds at a special
18referendum election held in accordance with s. 8.065 and having sold a portion
19thereof may negotiate, sell or otherwise dispose of the same in the manner provided
20by statute within 9 years of the date of the election voting the same.
AB105-engrossed, s. 30 21Section 30. 67.12 (12) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,18,622 67.12 (12) (e) 5. Within 10 days of the adoption by a technical college district
23board of a resolution under subd. 1. to issue a promissory note for a purpose under
24s. 38.16 (2), the secretary of the district board shall publish a notice of such adoption
25as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. The notice need not set forth the full contents of

1the resolution, but shall state the amount proposed to be borrowed, the method of
2borrowing, the purpose thereof, that the resolution was adopted under this
3subsection and the place where and the hours during which the resolution is
4available for public inspection. If the amount proposed to be borrowed is for building
5remodeling or improvement and does not exceed $500,000 or is for movable
6equipment, the district board need not submit the resolution to the electors for
7approval unless, within 30 days after the publication or posting, a petition
8conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the secretary of the district
9board requesting a referendum at a special election to be called for that purpose.
10Such petition shall be signed by electors from each county lying wholly or partially
11within the district. The number of electors from each county shall equal at least 1.5%
12of the population of the county as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c). If a county lies
13in more than one district, the technical college system board shall apportion the
14county's population as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c) to the districts involved and
15the petition shall be signed by electors equal to the appropriate percentage of the
16apportioned population. In lieu of a special election, the district board may specify
17that the referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election
18or September primary or general election.
Any resolution to borrow amounts of
19money in excess of $500,000 for building remodeling or improvement shall be
20submitted to the electors of the district for approval. Any referendum under this
21subdivision shall be called at the next election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an
22election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) occurring not sooner than 45 days after filing
23of a petition or adoption of a resolution requiring the referendum
. If a referendum
24is held or required under this subdivision, no promissory note may be issued until
25the issuance is approved by a majority of the district electors voting at such

1referendum. The referendum shall be noticed, called and conducted under s. 67.05
2(6a) insofar as applicable, except that the notice of special election referendum and
3ballot need not embody a copy of the resolution and the question which shall appear
4on the ballot shall be "Shall .... (name of district) be authorized to borrow the sum of
5$.... for (state purpose) by issuing its general obligation promissory note (or notes)
6under section 67.12 (12) of the Wisconsin Statutes?".
AB105-engrossed, s. 31 7Section 31. 81.01 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,18,128 81.01 (3) (b) The town board by resolution submits to the electors of the town
9as a referendum at a general or special town an election authorized under s. 8.065
10the question of exceeding the $10,000 limit set under this subsection. The board shall
11abide by the majority vote of the electors of the town on the question. The question
12shall read as follows:
AB105-engrossed,18,1413 Shall the town of ... spend $... over the annual limit of $10,000 for the
14construction and repair of its highways and bridges?
AB105-engrossed,18,1515 FOR SPENDING AGAINST SPENDING
AB105-engrossed, s. 32 16Section 32. 86.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,19,1717 86.21 (2) (a) Before any such toll bridge is constructed or acquired under this
18section, a resolution authorizing the construction or acquisition thereof, and
19specifying the method of payment therefor, shall be adopted by a majority of the
20members of the governing body of such county, town, village or city at a regular
21meeting, after publication of said resolution, as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985. The
22resolution shall include a general description of the property it is proposed to acquire
23or construct. Any county, town, village or city constructing or acquiring a toll bridge
24under this section may provide for the payment of the same or any part thereof from
25the general fund, from taxation, or from the proceeds of either municipal bonds,

1revenue bonds or as otherwise provided by law. Such resolution shall not be effective
2until 15 days after its passage and publication. If within said 15 days a petition
3conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the clerk of such municipality
4signed by at least 20% of the electors thereof requesting that the question of
5acquiring such toll bridge be submitted to the said electors, such question shall be
6submitted at any general or regular municipal the next election authorized under s.
78.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3)
that may be is held not less
8sooner than 10 nor more than 40 45 days from the date of filing such petition. In case
9no such general or regular municipal election is to be held within such stated period,
10then the governing body of such municipality shall order a special election to be held
11within 30 days from the filing of such petition upon the question of whether such toll
12bridge shall be acquired by said municipality.
The question submitted to the electors
13shall specify the method of payment for such toll bridge as provided in the resolution
14for the acquisition thereof. If no such petition is filed, or if the majority of votes cast
15at such referendum election are in favor of the acquisition of such toll bridge, then
16the resolution of the governing body for the acquisition of such toll bridge shall be in
17effect.
AB105-engrossed, s. 33 18Section 33. 117.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,19,25 19117.20 Referendum procedures. (1) If a referendum is required under ss.
20117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
21occurring not sooner than 45 days following receipt of the petition or adoption of the
22resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10 (3) (a) or 117.11 (4) (a). If a
23referendum is required under s. 117.105, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first
24Monday in the 2nd November occurring not sooner than 45 days following receipt of
25the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.105 (1).
AB105-engrossed,20,11
1(2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as required
2under s. 8.55 10.06 (4), in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
3school board elections under s. 120.06 (5), (9), (11), (13) and (14) apply to a
4referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each
5affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions
6assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those
7subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
8elections board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each affected school
9district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement prepared by
10the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum in that school
11district.
AB105-engrossed, s. 34 12Section 34. 119.48 (4) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,20,1713 119.48 (4) (b) The communication shall state the purposes for which the funds
14from the increase in the levy rate will be used and shall request the common council
15to submit to the voters of the city the question of exceeding the levy rate specified in
16s. 65.07 (1) (f) at the September election or a special an election authorized under s.
178.065
.
AB105-engrossed,21,418 (c) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall cause the
19question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) to be submitted to
20the voters of the city at the September election or at a special next election authorized
21under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) to be held not sooner
22than 45 days after receipt of the communication
. The question of exceeding the levy
23rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) shall be submitted upon a separate ballot or in
24some other manner so that the vote upon exceeding the levy rate specified in s. 65.07
25(1) (f) is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a

1majority of the electors voting on the question favors exceeding the levy rate specified
2under s. 65.07 (1) (f), the common council shall approve the increase in the levy rate
3and shall levy and collect a tax equal to the amount of money approved by the
4electors.
AB105-engrossed, s. 35 5Section 35. 119.49 (1) (b) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,21,116 119.49 (1) (b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under
7par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the
8common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election authorized
9under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) to be
held in the city
10not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the communication the question of issuing
11school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the communication.
AB105-engrossed,21,23 12(2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall cause the
13question of issuing such school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school
14purposes to be submitted to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city
15authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) that occurs
16not sooner than 45 days after the date of receipt of the communication
. The question
17of issuing such school bonds shall be submitted upon a separate ballot or in some
18other manner so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken separately
19from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting
20on the school bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the common council
21shall cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within the period permitted
22by law, in the amount requested by the board and in the manner other bonds are
23issued.
AB105-engrossed, s. 36 24Section 36. 121.91 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,22,17
1121.91 (3) (a) If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (2m)
2otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly adopt
3a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an amount
4equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether the
5proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the
6proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the
7amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose. Within 10 days after
8adopting the resolution, the school board shall notify the department of the
9scheduled date of the referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the
10department. The school board shall call a special referendum in accordance with s.
118.065
for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the school district
12for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the school board may
13specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election
14or September primary or general election, if such election is
, to be held not earlier
15sooner than 35 days after the adoption of the resolution of the school board. The
16school district clerk shall certify the results of the referendum to the department
17within 10 days after the referendum is held.
AB105-engrossed, s. 37 18Section 37. 197.04 (1) (b) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,23,619 197.04 (1) (b) If within either of the 90-day periods described in par. (a) a
20petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the clerk of the
21municipality and the petition has been signed by 5% of the electors of a 1st class city
22or by 10% of the electors of all other municipalities requesting that the question of
23discontinuing the proceeding to acquire the plant or equipment of the public utility
24be submitted to the electors of the municipality, the applicable question under par.
25(c) shall be submitted to the electors at any general or regular municipal the

1succeeding
election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s.
28.065 (3)
that may be is held not less than 30, and not more than 35, days from the
3date of the filing of the petition. If no general election or regular municipal election
4is to be held within the stated periods, the governing body of the municipality shall
5order the holding of a special election for the purpose of submitting the question to
6the electors.
AB105-engrossed,23,16 7(2) The governing body of the municipality may provide for notice of, the
8manner of holding s, the method of voting on, the method of making returns of, and
9the method of canvassing and determining the result of, the election required under
10sub. (1). Notice of the election to the electors shall be given by a brief notice of that
11fact once a week for 3 weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in
12the municipality. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in the
13municipality, publication may be made in any newspaper of general circulation in the
14county seat of the county in which the municipality is located. The notice of holding
15any special election shall be incorporated as a part of the notice given under this
16subsection.
AB105-engrossed, s. 38 17Section 38. 197.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,24,418 197.10 (2) Such contract when adopted by the common council of said city and
19accepted by the owner or owners of such public utility shall be submitted to the public
20service commission for its approval and upon such approval the same shall be
21submitted in such manner as the common council shall determine to a vote of the
22electors of such city at the next regular municipal election or at a special election
23called for that purpose
authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under
24s. 8.065 (3) to be held not sooner than 45 days after approval of the commission
, and
25such contract shall not become binding upon such city until approved by a majority

1vote of the qualified electors of such city voting thereon. No bonds shall in any case
2be issued by said city under the contract or contracts mentioned in sub. (1), until the
3proposition of their issue shall have been submitted to the people of such city and
4adopted by a majority of the electors voting thereon.
AB105-engrossed, s. 39 5Section 39. 198.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB105-engrossed,24,206 198.19 (1) Any territory, constituting one or more municipalities contiguous to
7a district may be annexed to and become a part of such district to all intents and
8purposes and with like effect as though originally included therein upon such terms
9and conditions as the board of directors of the district shall fix by ordinance adopted
10by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the directors-elect, provided that before such
11ordinance becomes effective the same shall be accepted and ratified by the
12affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors entitled to vote and voting in
13a special election referendum called and held for that purpose, in accordance with
14s. 8.065,
in each municipality proposed in such ordinance to be annexed to the
15district. Such ordinance shall be published and such election shall be noticed, held
16and conducted, as nearly as may be, in the manner provided by this chapter for the
17noticing, holding and conduct of elections upon the organization of a municipal power
18district, except that the returns of such election and the ballots therein shall be
19delivered to the clerk of the district. The results of said election shall be canvassed
20publicly by the directors of the district.
AB105-engrossed, s. 40 21Section 40. Initial applicability.
AB105-engrossed,24,2322 (1) This act first applies with respect to referenda called on the effective date
23of this subsection.
AB105-engrossed, s. 41 24Section 41. Effective date.
AB105-engrossed,25,2
1(1) This act takes effect on January 1, 2000, or on the day after publication,
2whichever is later.
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