AB700-engrossed,102,924
66.061
(1) (c) No such ordinance shall be operative until 60 days after passage
25and publication unless sooner approved by a referendum. Within that time electors
1equal in number to 20% of those voting at the last regular municipal election may
2file a petition requesting a referendum. The petition shall be in writing and filed with
3the clerk and as provided in s. 8.37.
Each The petition shall conform to the
4requirements of s. 8.40, except that each signer shall
also state his or her occupation
5and residence and signatures shall be verified by the affidavit of an elector. The
6referendum shall be held at the next regular municipal election, or at a special
7election within 90 days of the filing of the demand, and the ordinance shall not be
8effective unless approved by a majority of the votes cast thereon. This paragraph
9shall not apply to extensions by a utility previously franchised by the village or city.
AB700-engrossed,102,2211
66.075
(5) The provisions of this section shall apply only to such counties, cities,
12villages and towns as shall have adopted the same at any general or municipal
13election at which the question of the establishment of such county or municipal
14slaughterhouse shall have been submitted to the voters of such county, city, village
15or town. Such question shall, upon the filing of a petition conforming to the
16requirements of s. 8.40 by electors of such county, city, village or town equal in
17number to at least 10% of all the votes cast in such county, city, village or town for
18governor at the last preceding general election, be submitted to the electors of such
19county, city, village or town at the next ensuing election
, and if. The petition shall
20be filed as provided in s. 8.37. If a majority of votes cast shall be in favor of the
21establishment of such slaughterhouse, the provisions of this section shall apply to
22such county, city, village or town.
AB700-engrossed,103,1024
66.521
(10) (d) The governing body may issue bonds under this section without
25submitting the proposition to the electors of the municipality for approval unless
1within 30 days from the date of publication of notice of adoption of the initial
2resolution for such bonds, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40, signed
3by not less than 5% of the registered electors of the municipality, or, if there is no
4registration of electors in the municipality, by 10% of the number of electors of the
5municipality voting for the office of governor at the last general election as
6determined under s. 115.01 (13), is filed with the clerk of the municipality
and as
7provided in s. 8.37 requesting a referendum upon the question of the issuance of the
8bonds. If such a petition is filed, the bonds shall not be issued until approved by a
9majority of the electors of the municipality voting thereon at a general or special
10election.
AB700-engrossed,103,2212
66.77
(3) (a) 1. If the governing body of a county wishes to exceed the operating
13levy rate limit otherwise applicable to the county under this section, it shall adopt
14a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall specify either the operating levy rate
15or the operating levy that the governing body wishes to impose for either a specified
16number of years or an indefinite period. The governing body shall call a special
17referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the county
18for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the governing body may
19specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election
20or September primary or general election to be held not earlier than
30 42 days after
21the adoption of the resolution of the governing body.
The governing body shall file
22the resolution to be submitted to the electors as provided in s. 8.37.
AB700-engrossed,104,1124
66.94
(4) Manner of adoption. This section may be adopted by any city, village
25or town within the metropolitan district in the following manner: The governing
1body of any municipality, by ordinance passed at least
30 42 days prior to submission
2of the question, may direct that the question of the adoption of this section be
3submitted to the electors therein at any general, special, judicial or local election.
4The question shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The clerk of such municipality or
5the election commission of any city of the first class shall thereupon submit the
6question to popular vote. Public notice of the election shall be given in the same
7manner as in case of a regular municipal election except that such notice shall be
8published or posted at least 20 days prior to the election. If a majority of those voting
9on the question vote in the affirmative thereon, this section shall be adopted in such
10municipality. The proposition on the ballot to be used at such election shall be in
11substantially the following form:
AB700-engrossed,104,1412
Shall section 66.94 of the Wisconsin statutes which creates a metropolitan
13transit authority for ownership and operation of a public mass transportation system
14in the metropolitan district be adopted?
AB700-engrossed,104,1817
67.05
(3) (am) The question on which the referendum is held shall be filed as
18provided in s. 8.37.
AB700-engrossed,104,2520
67.12
(12) (e) 6. A copy of any resolution of the district board under subd. 5.
21which requires a referendum shall be promptly transmitted by the secretary of the
22district board to the county clerk or board of election commissioners of each county
23any part of which is contained within the district.
A copy of the resolution shall be
24filed as provided in s. 8.37. Costs of the referendum shall be borne as provided in ss.
255.68 and 7.03.
AB700-engrossed,105,62
81.01
(3) (b) The town board by resolution submits to the electors of the town
3as a referendum at a general or special town election the question of exceeding the
4$10,000 limit set under this subsection.
A copy of the resolution shall be filed as
5provided in s. 8.37. The board shall abide by the majority vote of the electors of the
6town on the question. The question shall read as follows:
AB700-engrossed,105,87
Shall the town of ... spend $... over the annual limit of $10,000 for the
8construction and repair of its highways and bridges?
AB700-engrossed,105,99
FOR SPENDING AGAINST SPENDING
AB700-engrossed,106,1011
86.21
(2) (a) Before any such toll bridge is constructed or acquired under this
12section, a resolution authorizing the construction or acquisition thereof, and
13specifying the method of payment therefor, shall be adopted by a majority of the
14members of the governing body of such county, town, village or city at a regular
15meeting, after publication of said resolution, as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985. The
16resolution shall include a general description of the property it is proposed to acquire
17or construct. Any county, town, village or city constructing or acquiring a toll bridge
18under this section may provide for the payment of the same or any part thereof from
19the general fund, from taxation, or from the proceeds of either municipal bonds,
20revenue bonds or as otherwise provided by law. Such resolution shall not be effective
21until 15 days after its passage and publication. If within said 15 days a petition
22conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the clerk of such municipality
,
23and filed as provided in s. 8.37, signed by at least 20% of the electors thereof
24requesting that the question of acquiring such toll bridge be submitted to the said
25electors, such question shall be submitted at any general or regular municipal
1election that
may be is held not
less sooner than
10 nor more than 40 42 days from
2the date of filing such petition. In case no such general or regular municipal election
3is to be held within such stated period, then the governing body of such municipality
4shall order a special election to be held within 30 days from the filing of such petition
5upon the question of whether such toll bridge shall be acquired by said municipality.
6The question submitted to the electors shall specify the method of payment for such
7toll bridge as provided in the resolution for the acquisition thereof. If no such petition
8is filed, or if the majority of votes cast at such referendum election are in favor of the
9acquisition of such toll bridge, then the resolution of the governing body for the
10acquisition of such toll bridge shall be in effect.
AB700-engrossed,106,2012
92.11
(4) (c)
Wording of ballot question; procedure. The county board shall
13include the wording of the question to be placed before the electors in the referendum
14as a part of the ordinance adopted under this section or the revision to an ordinance
15adopted under this section. Upon the adoption of the ordinance or revision the county
16board shall forward a copy of the ordinance or revision to the county clerk who shall
17cause the question to be placed before the voters of the affected area in the next
18spring or general election occurring not less than 45 days after the adoption of the
19ordinance or revision. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially
with to
20the form
"D" annexed to prescribed under s. 5.64 (2).
AB700-engrossed,107,722
119.48
(4) (c) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall
file
23the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of exceeding
24the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) to be submitted to the voters of the city
25at the September election or at a special election. The question of exceeding the levy
1rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) shall be submitted
upon a separate ballot or in
2some other manner so that the vote upon exceeding the levy rate specified in s. 65.07
3(1) (f) is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a
4majority of the electors voting on the question favors exceeding the levy rate specified
5under s. 65.07 (1) (f), the common council shall approve the increase in the levy rate
6and shall levy and collect a tax equal to the amount of money approved by the
7electors.
AB700-engrossed,107,189
119.49
(2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall
file the
10communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of issuing such
11school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted
12to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city. The question of issuing
13such school bonds shall be submitted
upon a separate ballot or in some other manner 14so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken separately from any other
15question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the school
16bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the common council shall cause the
17school bonds to be issued immediately or within the period permitted by law, in the
18amount requested by the board and in the manner other bonds are issued.
AB700-engrossed,109,220
120.06
(6) (b) No later than the
first
4th Tuesday in
December November prior
21to the spring election, the school district clerk shall publish a type A notice of the
22school district election under s. 10.01 (2) (a). Except as authorized in this paragraph,
23no later than 5 p.m. on the first Tuesday in January prior to the spring election, or
24on the next day if Tuesday is a holiday, any qualified elector of the school district may
25file a sworn declaration of candidacy with the school district clerk in the form
1provided in s. 8.21 at the place specified in the notice. If the school district contains
2territory lying within a 2nd class city, or if the school board or annual meeting
3requires nomination papers under par. (a), any qualified elector of the school district
4who desires to be a candidate shall in addition file nomination papers in the form
5prescribed under s. 8.10 (2) and (3) with the school district clerk at the place specified
6in the notice. If an incumbent fails to file a declaration of candidacy, and nomination
7papers, where required, within the time prescribed by this paragraph, all candidates
8for the office held by the incumbent, other than the incumbent, may file a declaration
9of candidacy and nomination papers, where required, no later than 72 hours after the
10latest time prescribed in this paragraph. No extension of the time for filing a
11declaration of candidacy or nomination papers applies if the incumbent files written
12notification with the school district clerk, no later than 5 p.m. on the 2nd Friday
13preceding the latest time prescribed in this paragraph for filing declarations of
14candidacy, that the incumbent is not a candidate for reelection to his or her office, and
15the incumbent does not file a declaration of candidacy for that office within the time
16prescribed in this paragraph. In the case of a 3-member school board, the qualified
17elector shall state in his or her declaration of candidacy and on the face of his or her
18nomination papers, if any, the office for which the elector is a candidate. In the case
19of an apportioned or numbered school board, the qualified elector shall state in his
20or her declaration of candidacy and on the face of his or her nomination papers, if any,
21the apportioned area or numbered seat for which the elector is a candidate. If a
22candidate has not filed a registration statement under s. 11.05 by the time he or she
23files a declaration of candidacy, the candidate shall file the statement with the
24declaration. A candidate shall file an amended declaration under oath with the
1school district clerk in the event of a change in any information provided in the
2declaration as provided in s. 8.21.
AB700-engrossed,109,204
121.91
(3) (a) If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (2m)
5otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly adopt
6a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an amount
7equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether the
8proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the
9proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the
10amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose.
The resolution shall be filed
11as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the school board
12shall notify the department of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a
13copy of the resolution to the department. The school board shall call a special
14referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the school
15district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the school board
16may specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or
17election or September primary or general election, if such election is to be held not
18earlier sooner than
35 42 days after the
adoption filing of the resolution of the school
19board. The school district clerk shall certify the results of the referendum to the
20department within 10 days after the referendum is held.
AB700-engrossed,109,2322
125.05
(1) (b) 5. The petition shall be filed with the clerk of the municipality
23affected by the question at least
30
42 days prior to the first Tuesday of April.
AB700-engrossed,110,13
1197.04
(1) (b) If within either of the 90-day periods described in par. (a) a
2petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the clerk of the
3municipality
as provided in s. 8.37 and the petition has been signed by 5% of the
4electors of a 1st class city or by 10% of the electors of all other municipalities
5requesting that the question of discontinuing the proceeding to acquire the plant or
6equipment of the public utility be submitted to the electors of the municipality, the
7applicable question under par. (c) shall be submitted to the electors at any general
8or regular municipal election that
may be is held not less than
30, 42 and not more
9than
35, 47 days from the date of the filing of the petition. If no general election or
10regular municipal election is to be held within the stated periods, the governing body
11of the municipality shall order the holding of a special election
, to be held not less
12than 42 days from the date of filing of the petition, for the purpose of submitting the
13question to the electors.
AB700-engrossed,110,2515
197.10
(2) Such contract when adopted by the common council of said city and
16accepted by the owner or owners of such public utility shall be submitted to the public
17service commission for its approval and upon such approval the same shall be
filed
18as provided in s. 8.37 and submitted in such manner as the common council shall
19determine to a vote of the electors of such city at the next regular municipal election
20or at a special election called for that purpose, and such contract shall not become
21binding upon such city until approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors of
22such city voting thereon. No bonds shall in any case be issued by said city under the
23contract or contracts mentioned in sub. (1), until the proposition of their issue shall
24have been submitted to the people of such city and adopted by a majority of the
25electors voting thereon.
AB700-engrossed,111,32
227.52
(6) Decisions of the chairperson of the elections board
or the
3chairperson's designee.
AB700-engrossed,111,255
755.01
(4) Two or more cities, towns or villages of this state may enter into an
6agreement under s. 66.30 for the joint exercise of the power granted under sub. (1),
7except that for purposes of this subsection, any agreement under s. 66.30 shall be
8effected by the enactment of identical ordinances by each affected city, town or
9village. Electors of each municipality entering into the agreement shall be eligible
10to vote for the judge of the municipal court so established. If a municipality enters
11into an agreement with a municipality that already has a municipal court, the
12municipalities may provide by ordinance or resolution that the judge for the existing
13municipal court shall serve as the judge for the joint court until the end of the term
14or until a special election is held under s. 8.50 (4) (fm). Each municipality shall adopt
15an ordinance or bylaw under sub. (1) prior to entering into the agreement. The
16contracting municipalities need not be contiguous and need not all be in the same
17county.
Upon entering into or discontinuing such an agreement, the contracting
18municipalities shall each transmit a certified copy of the ordinance effecting or
19discontinuing the agreement to the elections board. The elections board shall serve
20as filing officer for candidates for the office of municipal judge in any municipality
21where an agreement is in effect The contracting municipalities shall notify the
22appropriate filing officer under s. 11.02 (3e) when the joint court is created. When
23a municipal judge is elected under this subsection, candidates shall be nominated by
24filing nomination papers under s. 8.10 (6) (bm), and shall register with the filing
25officer specified in s. 11.02 (3e).
AB700-engrossed,112,11
2778.135 Elections board Campaign finance forfeitures; how recovered. 3Notwithstanding s. 778.13, whenever any action or proposed action by the elections
4board under s. 5.05 (1) (c) is settled as a result of agreement between the parties
5without approval of the court, the moneys accruing to the state on account of such
6settlement shall be paid to the board and deposited with the state treasurer.
7Whenever any proposed action by a county board of election commissioners under s.
87.21 (2m) (a) is settled as a result of agreement between the parties, the moneys
9accruing to the county on account of such settlement shall be paid to the board of
10election commissioners and deposited with the county treasurer in the same manner
11as provided for forfeitures under s. 778.13.
AB700-engrossed,112,1913
(1) There shall be submitted to the vote of the electors at the general election
14to be held in November 2000 the following question: "Shall sections 68 and 70 of 1999
15Wisconsin Act .... (this act), which extend the right to vote in federal elections in this
16state to the adult children of U.S. citizens who resided in this state prior to
17establishing residency abroad, become effective on January 1, 2001?". If the question
18is approved by a majority of all votes cast on the question at the election,
Sections 1968 and 70 of this act shall become law; otherwise, those sections shall not take effect.
AB700-engrossed,112,2221
(1)
Report on impediments to voting. The treatment of section 5.25 (4) (d) of
22the statutes first applies to the report due on June 30, 2001.
AB700-engrossed,113,523
(2)
Filing of referendum questions. The treatment of sections 8.37, 24.66 (4),
2432.72 (1), 59.05 (2), 59.08 (7) (b), 60.62 (2), 60.74 (5) (b), 60.785 (2) (a), 61.187 (1), 61.46
25(1), 62.13 (6) (b), 64.39 (2), 66.021 (5) (a), 66.022 (3), 66.023 (4) (e) 1. and 2., 66.024
1(4) (a) and (b), 66.027, 66.028 (6) (a) and (b), 66.059 (2m) (b), 66.061 (1) (c) (by
Section
2204), 66.075 (5), 66.521 (10) (d), 66.77 (3) (a) 1., 66.94 (4), 67.05 (3) (am), 67.12 (12)
3(e) 6., 81.01 (3) (b), 86.21 (2) (a), 119.48 (4) (c), 119.49 (2), 121.91 (3) (a), 125.05 (1) (b)
45., 197.04 (1) (b) and 197.10 (2) of the statutes first applies with respect to referenda
5called on the effective date of this subsection.
AB700-engrossed, s. 226
6Section
226.
Effective dates. This act takes effect on the day after
7publication, except as follows:
AB700-engrossed,113,108
(1)
Voting by children of overseas electors. The treatment of section 6.24
9(1), (2) and (3) (by
Section 70
) of the statutes takes effect on January 1, 2001, if the
10condition set forth in
Section 224 (1) of this act is satisfied.
AB700-engrossed,113,13
11(1m) Affidavits of circulators. The treatment of sections 8.10 (3) (intro.), 8.15
12(4) (a), 8.20 (3), 8.40 (2), 9.10 (2) (em) 1. and 3., (n) and (r) 4. and 66.061 (1) (c) (by
13Section 204d) of the statutes takes effect on August 1, 2000.
AB700-engrossed,113,1514
(2)
School district referenda to exceed revenue limits. The treatment of
15section 121.91 (3) (a) of the statutes takes effect on July 1, 2000.