AB2, s. 30 25Section 30. 67.05 (6m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,18,6
167.05 (6m) (b) If a referendum is to be held on an initial resolution, the district
2board shall direct the technical college district secretary to call a special election
3referendum in accordance with s. 8.065 for the purpose of submitting the initial
4resolution to the electors for a referendum on approval or rejection. In lieu of a
5special election, the district board may specify that the election be held at the next
6succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election
.
AB2, s. 31 7Section 31. 67.10 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,18,118 67.10 (5) (b) Any city having voted approved the issuance of bonds at a special
9referendum election held in accordance with s. 8.065 and having sold a portion
10thereof may negotiate, sell or otherwise dispose of the same in the manner provided
11by statute within 9 years of the date of the election voting the same.
AB2, s. 32 12Section 32. 67.12 (12) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,19,2213 67.12 (12) (e) 5. Within 10 days of the adoption by a technical college district
14board of a resolution under subd. 1. to issue a promissory note for a purpose under
15s. 38.16 (2), the secretary of the district board shall publish a notice of such adoption
16as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. The notice need not set forth the full contents of
17the resolution, but shall state the amount proposed to be borrowed, the method of
18borrowing, the purpose thereof, that the resolution was adopted under this
19subsection and the place where and the hours during which the resolution is
20available for public inspection. If the amount proposed to be borrowed is for building
21remodeling or improvement and does not exceed $500,000 or is for movable
22equipment, the district board need not submit the resolution to the electors for
23approval unless, within 30 days after the publication or posting, a petition
24conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the secretary of the district
25board requesting a referendum at a special election to be called for that purpose.

1Such petition shall be signed by electors from each county lying wholly or partially
2within the district. The number of electors from each county shall equal at least 1.5%
3of the population of the county as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c). If a county lies
4in more than one district, the technical college system board shall apportion the
5county's population as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c) to the districts involved and
6the petition shall be signed by electors equal to the appropriate percentage of the
7apportioned population. In lieu of a special election, the district board may specify
8that the referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election
9or September primary or general election.
Any resolution to borrow amounts of
10money in excess of $500,000 for building remodeling or improvement shall be
11submitted to the electors of the district for approval. Any referendum under this
12subdivision shall be called at the next election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an
13election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) occurring not sooner than 45 days after filing
14of a petition or adoption of a resolution requiring the referendum.
If a referendum
15is held or required under this subdivision, no promissory note may be issued until
16the issuance is approved by a majority of the district electors voting at such
17referendum. The referendum shall be noticed, called and conducted under s. 67.05
18(6a) insofar as applicable, except that the notice of special election referendum and
19ballot need not embody a copy of the resolution and the question which shall appear
20on the ballot shall be "Shall .... (name of district) be authorized to borrow the sum of
21$.... for (state purpose) by issuing its general obligation promissory note (or notes)
22under section 67.12 (12) of the Wisconsin Statutes?".
AB2, s. 33 23Section 33. 81.01 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,20,424 81.01 (3) (b) (intro.) The town board by resolution submits to the electors of the
25town as a referendum at a general or special town an election authorized under s.

18.065
the question of exceeding the $10,000 limit set under this subsection. A copy
2of the resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The board shall abide by the
3majority vote of the electors of the town on the question. The question shall read as
4follows:
AB2, s. 34 5Section 34. 86.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,21,66 86.21 (2) (a) Before any such toll bridge is constructed or acquired under this
7section, a resolution authorizing the construction or acquisition thereof, and
8specifying the method of payment therefor, shall be adopted by a majority of the
9members of the governing body of such county, town, village or city at a regular
10meeting, after publication of said resolution, as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985. The
11resolution shall include a general description of the property it is proposed to acquire
12or construct. Any county, town, village or city constructing or acquiring a toll bridge
13under this section may provide for the payment of the same or any part thereof from
14the general fund, from taxation, or from the proceeds of either municipal bonds,
15revenue bonds or as otherwise provided by law. Such resolution shall not be effective
16until 15 days after its passage and publication. If within said 15 days a petition
17conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the clerk of such municipality,
18and filed as provided in s. 8.37, signed by at least 20% of the electors thereof
19requesting that the question of acquiring such toll bridge be submitted to the said
20electors, such question shall be submitted at any general or regular municipal the
21next
election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065
22(3)
that is held not sooner than 42 days from the date of filing such petition. In case
23no such general or regular municipal election is to be held within such stated period,
24then the governing body of such municipality shall order a special election to be held
25within 30 days from the filing of such petition upon the question of whether such toll

1bridge shall be acquired by said municipality.
The question submitted to the electors
2shall specify the method of payment for such toll bridge as provided in the resolution
3for the acquisition thereof. If no such petition is filed, or if the majority of votes cast
4at such referendum election are in favor of the acquisition of such toll bridge, then
5the resolution of the governing body for the acquisition of such toll bridge shall be in
6effect.
AB2, s. 35 7Section 35. 117.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,21,14 8117.20 Referendum procedures. (1) If a referendum is required under ss.
9117.08 to 117.11, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November
10occurring not sooner than 45 days following receipt of the petition or adoption of the
11resolution under s. 117.08 (3) (a), 117.09 (3) (a), 117.10 (3) (a) or 117.11 (4) (a). If a
12referendum is required under s. 117.105, it shall be held on the Tuesday after the first
13Monday in the 2nd November occurring not sooner than 45 days following receipt of
14the petition or adoption of the resolution under s. 117.105 (1).
AB2,21,25 15(2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as required
16under s. 8.55 10.06 (4), in the territory of that school district. The procedures for
17school board elections under s. 120.06 (5), (9), (11), (13) and (14) apply to a
18referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each
19affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions
20assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those
21subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the
22elections board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each affected school
23district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement prepared by
24the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum in that school
25district.
AB2, s. 36
1Section 36. 119.48 (4) (b) and (c) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB2,22,62 119.48 (4) (b) The communication shall state the purposes for which the funds
3from the increase in the levy rate will be used and shall request the common council
4to submit to the voters of the city the question of exceeding the levy rate specified in
5s. 65.07 (1) (f) at the September election or a special an election authorized under s.
68.065
.
AB2,22,187 (c) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the
8communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of exceeding the
9levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) to be submitted to the voters of the city at the
10September election or at a special next election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an
11election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) to be held not sooner than 45 days after receipt
12of the communication
. The question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s.
1365.07 (1) (f) shall be submitted so that the vote upon exceeding the levy rate specified
14in s. 65.07 (1) (f) is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters.
15If a majority of the electors voting on the question favors exceeding the levy rate
16specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f), the common council shall approve the increase in the
17levy rate and shall levy and collect a tax equal to the amount of money approved by
18the electors.
AB2, s. 37 19Section 37. 119.49 (1) (b) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB2,22,2520 119.49 (1) (b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under
21par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the
22common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election authorized
23under s. 8.065 (2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) to be
held in the city
24not sooner than 45 days after receipt of the communication the question of issuing
25school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the communication.
AB2,23,12
1(2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the
2communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of issuing such
3school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted
4to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city authorized under s. 8.065
5(2) or an election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) that occurs not sooner than 45 days
6after the date of receipt of the communication
. The question of issuing such school
7bonds shall be submitted so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken
8separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the
9electors voting on the school bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the
10common council shall cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within the
11period permitted by law, in the amount requested by the board and in the manner
12other bonds are issued.
AB2, s. 38 13Section 38. 121.91 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,24,514 121.91 (3) (a) If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (2m)
15otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly adopt
16a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an amount
17equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether the
18proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the
19proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the
20amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose. The resolution shall be filed
21as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the school board
22shall notify the department of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a
23copy of the resolution to the department. The school board shall call a special
24referendum in accordance with s. 8.065 for the purpose of submitting the resolution
25to the electors of the school district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special

1referendum, the school board may specify that the referendum be held at the next
2succeeding spring primary or election or September primary or general election, if
3such election is
, to be held not sooner than 42 days after the filing of the resolution
4of the school board. The school district clerk shall certify the results of the
5referendum to the department within 10 days after the referendum is held.
AB2, s. 39 6Section 39. 197.04 (1) (b) and (2) of the statutes are amended to read:
AB2,24,207 197.04 (1) (b) If within either of the 90-day periods described in par. (a) a
8petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the clerk of the
9municipality as provided in s. 8.37 and the petition has been signed by 5% of the
10electors of a 1st class city or by 10% of the electors of all other municipalities
11requesting that the question of discontinuing the proceeding to acquire the plant or
12equipment of the public utility be submitted to the electors of the municipality, the
13applicable question under par. (c) shall be submitted to the electors at any general
14or regular municipal
the succeeding election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an
15election authorized under s. 8.065 (3)
that is held not less than 42 and not more than
1647 days from the date of the filing of the petition. If no general election or regular
17municipal election is to be held within the stated periods, the governing body of the
18municipality shall order the holding of a special election, to be held not less than 42
19days from the date of filing of the petition, for the purpose of submitting the question
20to the electors.
AB2,25,5 21(2) The governing body of the municipality may provide for notice of, the
22manner of holding, the method of voting on, the method of making returns of, and
23the method of canvassing and determining the result of, the election required under
24sub. (1). Notice of the election to the electors shall be given by a brief notice of that
25fact once a week for 3 weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in

1the municipality. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in the
2municipality, publication may be made in any newspaper of general circulation in the
3county seat of the county in which the municipality is located. The notice of holding
4any special election shall be incorporated as a part of the notice given under this
5subsection.
AB2, s. 40 6Section 40. 197.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,25,197 197.10 (2) Such contract when adopted by the common council of said city and
8accepted by the owner or owners of such public utility shall be submitted to the public
9service commission for its approval and upon such approval the same shall be filed
10as provided in s. 8.37 and submitted in such manner as the common council shall
11determine to a vote of the electors of such city at the next regular municipal election
12or at a special election called for that purpose authorized under s. 8.065 (2) or an
13election authorized under s. 8.065 (3) to be held not sooner than 45 days after
14approval of the commission
, and such contract shall not become binding upon such
15city until approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors of such city voting
16thereon. No bonds shall in any case be issued by said city under the contract or
17contracts mentioned in sub. (1), until the proposition of their issue shall have been
18submitted to the people of such city and adopted by a majority of the electors voting
19thereon.
AB2, s. 41 20Section 41. 198.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB2,26,1021 198.19 (1) Any territory, constituting one or more municipalities contiguous to
22a district may be annexed to and become a part of such district to all intents and
23purposes and with like effect as though originally included therein upon such terms
24and conditions as the board of directors of the district shall fix by ordinance adopted
25by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the directors-elect, provided that before such

1ordinance becomes effective the same shall be accepted and ratified by the
2affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors entitled to vote and voting in
3a special election referendum called and held for that purpose, in accordance with
4s. 8.065,
in each municipality proposed in such ordinance to be annexed to the
5district. Such ordinance shall be published and such election shall be noticed, held
6and conducted, as nearly as may be, in the manner provided by this chapter for the
7noticing, holding and conduct of elections upon the organization of a municipal power
8district, except that the returns of such election and the ballots therein shall be
9delivered to the clerk of the district. The results of said election shall be canvassed
10publicly by the directors of the district.
AB2, s. 42 11Section 42. Initial applicability.
AB2,26,1312 (1) This act first applies with respect to referenda called on the effective date
13of this subsection.
AB2,26,1414 (End)
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