AB225: Bill Text

AB225,67,9 67.10 (5) (b) Any city having voted approved the issuance of bonds at a special referendum election held in accordance with s. 8.065 (2) and having sold a portion thereof may negotiate, sell, or otherwise dispose of the same in the manner provided by statute within 9 years of the date of the election voting referendum approving the same.

AB225,119 Section 119. 67.12 (12) (e) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,68,9 67.12 (12) (e) 2. Unless the purpose and amount of the borrowing have been approved by the electors under s. 67.05 (6a) or deemed approved by the electors under s. 67.05 (7) (d) 3., the purpose is to refund any outstanding municipal obligation, the purpose is to pay unfunded prior service liability contributions under the Wisconsin retirement system if all of the proceeds of the note will be used for that purpose, the borrowing would not be subject to a referendum as a bond issue under s. 67.05 (7) (cc), (h) or (i), or subd. 2g. or par. (f) or (h) applies, the school district clerk shall, within 10 days after a school board adopts a resolution under subd. 1. to issue a promissory note in excess of $5,000, publish notice of such adoption as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. Alternatively, the notice may be posted as provided under s. 10.05. The notice need not set forth the full contents of the resolution, but shall state the maximum amount proposed to be borrowed, the purpose thereof, that the resolution was adopted under this subsection, and the place where, and the hours during which, the resolution may be inspected. If, within 30 days after publication or posting, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the school district clerk for a referendum on the resolution signed by at least 7,500 electors of the district or at least 20% 20 percent of the number of district electors voting for governor at the last general election, as determined under s. 115.01 (13), whichever is the lesser, then the resolution shall not be effective unless adopted by a majority of the district electors voting at the referendum. The referendum shall be held at an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) and called in the manner provided under s. 67.05 (6a), except that the question which appears on the ballot shall be "Shall .... (name of district) borrow the sum of $.... for (state purpose) by issuing its general obligation promissory note (or notes) under section 67.12 (12) of the Wisconsin Statutes?".

AB225,120 Section 120. 67.12 (12) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,69,18 67.12 (12) (e) 5. Within 10 days of the adoption by a technical college district board of a resolution under subd. 1. to issue a promissory note for a purpose under s. 38.16 (2), the secretary of the district board shall publish a notice of such adoption as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. The notice need not set forth the full contents of the resolution, but shall state the amount proposed to be borrowed, the method of borrowing, the purpose thereof, that the resolution was adopted under this subsection and the place where and the hours during which the resolution is available for public inspection. If the amount proposed to be borrowed is for building remodeling or improvement and does not exceed $1,500,000 or is for movable equipment, the district board need not submit the resolution to the electors for approval unless, within 30 days after the publication or posting, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the secretary of the district board requesting a referendum at a special election to be called for that purpose. Such petition shall be signed by electors from each county lying wholly or partially within the district. The number of electors from each county shall equal at least 1.5% 1.5 percent of the population of the county as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c). If a county lies in more than one district, the technical college system board shall apportion the county's population as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c) to the districts involved and the petition shall be signed by electors equal to the appropriate percentage of the apportioned population. In lieu of a special election, the The district board may specify that shall hold the referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or partisan primary or general an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2). Any resolution to borrow amounts of money in excess of $1,500,000 for building remodeling or improvement shall be submitted to the electors of the district for approval. If a referendum is held or required under this subdivision, no promissory note may be issued until the issuance is approved by a majority of the district electors voting at such referendum. The referendum shall be noticed, called, and conducted under s. 67.05 (6a) insofar as applicable, except that the notice of special election and ballot need not embody a copy of the resolution and the question which shall appear on the ballot shall be "Shall .... (name of district) be authorized to borrow the sum of $.... for (state purpose) by issuing its general obligation promissory note (or notes) under section 67.12 (12) of the Wisconsin Statutes?"

AB225,121 Section 121. 82.03 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,69,24 82.03 (2) (b) The town board, by resolution, submits to the electors of the town as a referendum at a general or special town an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) the question of exceeding the limit set under this subsection. A copy of the resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. The board shall abide by the majority vote of the electors of the town on the question. The question shall read as follows:

AB225,70,5 Shall the town of .... spend up to $.... over ...., which is the annual limit of the product of $5,000 multiplied by the miles of highway under the jurisdiction of the town measured by the most recent highway mileage for the town, as determined under section 86.302 of the Wisconsin Statutes, for the construction, maintenance, and repair of its highways and bridges?

AB225,70,6 FOR SPENDING⍽ AGAINST SPENDING⍽

AB225,122 Section 122. 86.21 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,71,5 86.21 (2) (a) Before any such toll bridge is constructed or acquired under this section, a resolution authorizing the construction or acquisition thereof, and specifying the method of payment therefor, shall be adopted by a majority of the members of the governing body of such county, town, village, or city at a regular meeting, after publication of said resolution, as a class 2 notice, under ch. 985. The resolution shall include a general description of the property it is proposed to acquire or construct. Any county, town, village, or city constructing or acquiring a toll bridge under this section may provide for the payment of the same or any part thereof from the general fund, from taxation, or from the proceeds of either municipal bonds, or revenue bonds or as otherwise provided by law. Such resolution shall not be effective until 15 days after its passage and publication. If, within said 15 days, a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the clerk of such municipality, and filed as provided in s. 8.37, signed by at least 20% 20 percent of the electors thereof of the municipality, and requesting that the question of acquiring such toll bridge be submitted to the said electors, such is filed with the clerk of the municipality as provided in s. 8.37, the question shall be submitted at the next general or regular municipal election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) that is held not sooner than 70 days from the date of filing such petition. The question submitted to the electors shall specify the method of payment for such toll bridge as provided in the resolution for the acquisition thereof. If no such petition is filed, or if the majority of votes cast at such referendum election are in favor of the acquisition of such toll bridge, then the resolution of the governing body for the acquisition of such toll bridge shall be in effect.

AB225,123 Section 123. 92.11 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,71,15 92.11 (4) (c) Wording of ballot question; procedure. The county board shall include the wording of the question to be placed before the electors in the referendum as a part of the ordinance adopted under this section or the revision to an ordinance adopted under this section. Upon the adoption of the ordinance or revision the county board shall forward a copy of the ordinance or revision to the county clerk who shall cause the question to be placed before the voters of the affected area in the next spring or general election occurring authorized under s. 8.065 (2) that occurs not less than 70 days after the adoption of the ordinance or revision. The form of the ballot shall correspond substantially to the form prescribed under s. 5.64 (2).

AB225,124 Section 124. 117.20 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,72,2 117.20 (2) The clerk of each affected school district shall publish notice, as required under s. 8.55 10.06 (4), in the territory of that school district. The procedures for school board elections under s. 120.06 (9), (11), (13), and (14) apply to a referendum held under this section. The school board and school district clerk of each affected school district shall each perform, for that school district, the functions assigned to the school board and the school district clerk, respectively, under those subsections. The form of the ballot shall correspond to the form prescribed by the government accountability board under ss. 5.64 (2) and 7.08 (1) (a). The clerk of each affected school district shall file with the secretary of the board a certified statement prepared by the school district board of canvassers of the results of the referendum in that school district.

AB225,125 Section 125. 119.48 (4) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,72,8 119.48 (4) (b) The communication shall state the purposes for which the funds from the increase in the levy rate will be used and shall request the common council to submit to the voters of the city the question of exceeding the levy rate specified in s. 65.07 (1) (f) at the September election or a special an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2).

AB225,126 Section 126. 119.48 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,72,19 119.48 (4) (c) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) to be submitted to the voters of the city at the September election or at a special an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2). The question of exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f) shall be submitted so that the vote upon exceeding the levy rate specified in s. 65.07 (1) (f) is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the question favors exceeding the levy rate specified under s. 65.07 (1) (f), the common council shall approve the increase in the levy rate and shall levy and collect a tax equal to the amount of money approved by the electors.

AB225,127 Section 127. 119.49 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,72,25 119.49 (1) (b) The communication shall state the amount of funds needed under par. (a) and the purposes for which the funds will be used and shall request the common council to submit to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city authorized under s. 8.065 (2) the question of issuing school bonds in the amount and for the purposes stated in the communication.

AB225,128 Section 128. 119.49 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,73,11 119.49 (2) Upon receipt of the communication, the common council shall file the communication as provided in s. 8.37 and shall cause the question of issuing such school bonds in the stated amount and for the stated school purposes to be submitted to the voters of the city at the next election held in the city authorized under s. 8.065 (2). The question of issuing such school bonds shall be submitted so that the vote upon issuing such school bonds is taken separately from any other question submitted to the voters. If a majority of the electors voting on the school bond question favors issuing such school bonds, the common council shall cause the school bonds to be issued immediately or within the period permitted by law, in the amount requested by the board and in the manner other bonds are issued.

AB225,129 Section 129. 120.13 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,73,18 120.13 School board powers. (intro.) The Subject to the prohibitions on publishing or disseminating information related to or promoting a referendum under s. 121.91 (3) (a), the school board of a common or union high school district may do all things reasonable to promote the cause of education, including establishing, providing, and improving school district programs, functions, and activities for the benefit of pupils, and including all of the following:

AB225,130 Section 130. 121.91 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,74,14 121.91 (3) (a) If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (2m) otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly adopt a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an amount equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether the proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose. The resolution shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the school board shall submit a copy of the resolution to the department and shall notify the department of the scheduled date of the referendum and submit a copy of the resolution to the department. The school board shall call a special referendum to be called for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the school district for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the school board may specify that the The referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or partisan primary or general election, if such election is to be held authorized under s. 8.065 (2) that occurs not sooner than 70 days after the filing of the resolution of the school board. The school board may not expend any revenue to publish or disseminate information related to or promote any referendum held under this paragraph. The school district clerk shall certify the results of the referendum to the department within 10 days after the referendum is held.

AB225,131 Section 131. 197.04 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,75,3 197.04 (1) (b) If within either of the 90-day periods described in par. (a) a petition conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the clerk of the municipality as provided in s. 8.37 and the petition has been signed by 5% 5 percent of the electors of a 1st class city or by 10% 10 percent of the electors of all other municipalities requesting that the question of discontinuing the proceeding to acquire the plant or equipment of the public utility be submitted to the electors of the municipality, the applicable question under par. (c) shall be submitted to the electors at any general or regular municipal an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2) that is held not less than 70 and not more than 75 days from the date of the filing of the petition. If no general election or regular municipal election is to be held within the stated periods, the governing body of the municipality shall order the holding of a special election, to be held not less than 70 days from the date of filing of the petition, for the purpose of submitting the question to the electors.

AB225,132 Section 132. 197.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,75,14 197.04 (2) The governing body of the municipality may provide for notice of, the manner of holding, the method of voting on, the method of making returns of, and the method of canvassing and determining the result of, the election required under sub. (1). Notice of the election to the electors shall be given by a brief notice of that fact once a week for 3 weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in the municipality. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in the municipality, publication may be made in any newspaper of general circulation in the county seat of the county in which the municipality is located. The notice of holding any special election shall be incorporated as a part of the notice given under this subsection.

AB225,133 Section 133. 197.10 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,76,2 197.10 (2) Such contract when adopted by the common council of said city and accepted by the owner or owners of such public utility shall be submitted to the public service commission for its approval and upon such approval the same shall be filed as provided in s. 8.37 and submitted in such manner as the common council shall determine to a vote of the electors of such city at the next regular municipal election or at a special election called for that purpose authorized under s. 8.065 (2), and such contract shall not become binding upon such city until approved by a majority vote of the qualified electors of such city voting thereon. No bonds shall in any case be issued by said city under the contract or contracts mentioned in sub. (1), until the proposition of their issue shall have been submitted to the people of such city and adopted by a majority of the electors voting thereon.

AB225,134 Section 134. 198.19 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB225,76,18 198.19 (1) Any territory, constituting one or more municipalities contiguous to a district, may be annexed to and become a part of such district to all intents and purposes and with like effect as though originally included therein upon such terms and conditions as the board of directors of the district shall fix by ordinance adopted by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the directors-elect, provided that before such ordinance becomes effective the same shall be accepted and ratified by the affirmative vote of a majority of the qualified electors entitled to vote and voting in a special election referendum called and held for that purpose, at an election authorized under s. 8.065 (2), in each municipality proposed in such ordinance to be annexed to the district. Such ordinance shall be published and such election shall be noticed, held, and conducted, as nearly as may be, in the manner provided by this chapter for the noticing, holding, and conduct of elections upon the organization of a municipal power district, except that the returns of such election and the ballots therein shall be delivered to the clerk of the district. The results of said election shall be canvassed publicly by the directors of the district.

AB225,135 Section 135. Initial applicability.

AB225,76,23 (1) The treatment of section 5.02 (6m) (g) of the statutes first applies with respect to voting at the first election to be held following the effective date of this subsection for which declarations of candidacy are due for filing on or after the effective date of this subsection.

AB225,77,10 (2) The treatment of sections 5.02 (19), 7.15 (2) (d), 7.52 (8), 8.05 (3) (d) and (e), 8.06, 8.065, 9.20 (4), 24.66 (3) (b) and (4), 32.72 (1), 38.15 (1), 38.16 (3) (br) 1., 59.08 (7) (b), 59.605 (3) (a) 1., 60.62 (2), 60.74 (5) (b), 61.187 (1), 61.46 (1), 62.09 (1) (a), 62.13 (6) (b), 64.03 (1), 64.39 (3), 66.0101 (8), 66.0211 (1), 66.0213 (6), 66.0215 (2), 66.0217 (3) (b) and (7) (a) 3. and (d), 66.0219 (4) (b), 66.0225 (2), 66.0227 (3), 66.0305 (6) (b), 66.0307 (4) (e) 2., 66.0602 (4) (a), 66.0619 (2m) (b), 66.0815 (1) (c), 66.0921 (2), 66.1103 (10) (d), 66.1113 (2) (g) and (h), 67.05 (3) (a) 2. and 4. and (f), (4), (5) (a) and (b), (6a) (a) 2. a., and (6m) (b), 67.10 (5) (b), 67.12 (12) (e) 2. and 5., 82.03 (2) (b), 86.21 (2) (a), 92.11 (4) (c), 117.20 (2), 119.48 (4) (b) and (c), 119.49 (1) (b) and (2), 121.91 (3) (a) (as it relates to the scheduling of referendums), 197.04 (1) (b) and (2), 197.10 (2), and 198.19 (1) of the statutes first applies to a referendum called or scheduled on the effective date of this subsection.

AB225,77,13 (3) The treatment of section 5.052 (3) (a) to (e) of the statutes first applies to nominations to the government accountability board submitted under section 5.052 (3) of the statutes on the effective date of this subsection.

AB225,77,16 (4) The treatment of section 5.15 (6) (b) of the statutes first applies with respect to reporting of election returns for elections held on the effective date of this subsection.

AB225,77,19 (5) The treatment of sections 5.90 (1) and 9.01 (1) (ag) 1m. of the statutes first applies with respect to petitions for recounts at elections held after the effective date of this subsection.

AB225,77,24 (6) The treatment of sections 6.79 (2) (a) and (3) (c), 6.82 (1) (a) (as it relates to the exemption of certain electors from the requirement to present proof of identification), 7.08 (1) (c), and 7.51 (2) (cm) of the statutes first applies with respect to proof of identification required for elections held on the 60th day beginning after the effective date of this subsection.

AB225,78,2 (7) The treatment of section 6.86 (1) (b) and (bb) of the statutes first applies to elections held no earlier than 60 days after the effective date of this subsection.

AB225,78,6 (8) The treatment of sections 8.50 (intro.), (1) (a) and (c), (2) (a), and (4) (bm) and (f) 1. and 2., 17.02 (1), and 17.18 of the statutes first applies with respect to special elections held to fill vacancies occurring on the effective date of this subsection.

AB225,78,8 (9) The treatment of section 11.01 (16) (intro.) and (b) 1. of the statutes first applies with respect to communications made on the effective date of this subsection.

AB225,78,10 (10) Except as provided in subsections (1) to (9), this act first applies with respect to voting at elections held on the effective date of this subsection.

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