Wisconsin 2008 ballot measures
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There are only a few statewide measures on the ballot in Wisconsin for 2008. However, there are many legislatively referred referenda at the local (city, county, school district) level.
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2008
Ballot Measures
| Title | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ashippun Referendum | Whether the town clerk/treasurer should be elected or appointed. | Approved |
| Egg Harbor Referendum | Require voter approval for expenditures over $1,000,000. | Approved |
| Forestville Term Limits | Term limits for local officials. | Defeated |
| Fitchburg Library Construction | Issue $10 million in debt to build a new library. | Approved |
| Fitchburg Library Operation Costs | Annual funds to run a new library. | Defeated |
| Milwaukee Paid Sick Leave Initiative | Require Milwaukee employers to provide paid sick leave to employees. | Approved |
| Milwaukee County Sales Tax Advisory Referendum | Triple the sales tax in Milwaukee. | Approved |
| Nasewaupee Town Clerk Referendum | Whether the town clerk should be elected or appointed. | Defeated |
| Nasewaupee Treasurer Referendum | Whether the treasurer should be elected or appointed. | Defeated |
| St Croix County Nursing Home Referendum | Using property taxes to fund the nursing home. | Approved |
| St Croix County Board Referendum | Decrease membership on the County Board. | Approved |
| Spring Green Advisory Referendum | Flood assistance. | Defeated |
| Vernon County Sales Tax Referendum | Raise sales tax to help fund dam repair. | Approved |
| Wisconsin Executive Veto | Limit the ability of the Governor to veto words and numbers on appropriations bills. | Approved |
| Wisconsin Health Care Guarantee | Give all WI citizens health care comparable to what legislators receive. | Approved |
There is very little information about some local referendum. These were mentioned in news articles:
- "Town of Mitchell referendum: Should the town clerk be appointed by the Town Board?
- Town of Mosel referendum: Should the clerk-treasurer be appointed by the Town Board?
- Town of Sheboygan Falls referendum: Should the clerk-treasurer be appointed by the Town Board?
- Town of Wilson advisory referendum: Should the Town of Wilson Board be increased from three to five members?
- Advisory bookmobile referendum (community unknown): For non-libraried communities: Do you support continuing to pay property taxes to finance bookmobile services?" [1]
- "In Prairie du Chien, voters will take on the merits of fluoridation.
- In the town of Newport, in Columbia County, voters will consider a property tax increase for road maintenance and capital improvements. (Results: Yes = 158/48.32%, No = 169/51.68%, measure failed) [2]
- In Rock County's town of Milton, voters can advise on whether the local police and municipal court should be abolished.
- In Evansville, voters take an advisory role in deciding if the City Council should approve spending up to $2 million to restore the historic Lake Leota.
- The Sauk County town of Dellona needs advice on hiring an outside ambulance service.
- In additional flooding aftermath costs, Vernon County, faced with having to make an estimated $11.75 million in repairs to its 22 flood control dams, will give voters a choice of how they want to pay for the work." [3]
School Bonds, November 4th, 2008
| Title | Description | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburndale Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $2,000,000 for basic operational costs | Approved | |
| Birchwood Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $650,000 | Defeated | |
| Boscobel Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $1,650,000 | Approved | |
| Brillion Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $23,690,000 to be used in the construction of a new elementary school. | Defeated | |
| Clinton Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $9,630,000 for school maintenance | Defeated | |
| Denmark Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $2,400,000 | Approved | |
| Ellsworth Improvements Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $2,000,000 for maintenance and upgrades. | Defeated | |
| Ellsworth Exceed Revenue Limits | Exceed spending cap by $4,500,000 | Defeated | |
| Germantown Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $500,000 | Defeated | |
| Germantown Construction Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $22,500,000 for the construction of a new elementary school. | Defeated | |
| Gibralter Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $5,300,000 | Approved | |
| Hilbert Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $6,815,000 for a middle/high school addition. | Defeated | |
| Jefferson Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $1,200,000 | Defeated | |
| Jefferson Swimming Pool Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $39,700,000 to build a swimming pool. | Defeated | |
| Kiel Maintenance Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $350,000 per year through 2019 | Defeated | |
| Kiel Construction Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $17,430,000 for additions and renovations. | Defeated | |
| Kiel Improvements Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $650,000 per year through 2019 | Defeated | |
| LaCrosse Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $18,500,000 for facilities upgrades. | Approved | |
| LaFarge Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $250,000 per year | Approved | |
| Lake Mills Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $15,600,000 to renovate the middle school. | Approved | |
| Lodi Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $2,625,000 | Approved | |
| Madison Metro Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $27,000,000 over three years, thereafter by $13,000,000 per year | Approved | |
| Mercer Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $1,750,000 | Approved | |
| Merton Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $3,000,000 for renovations. | Approved | |
| New London Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $300,000 per year | Approved | |
| North Crawford Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $400,000 per year | Approved | |
| Oconto Falls Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $20,000 per year | Defeated | |
| Oconto Falls Sports Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $4,595,000 for new sports facilities. | failed on 4/1/08, defeated again on 11/4/08 | |
| Oregon Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $4,000,000 | Approved | |
| Pittsville Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $525,000 | Approved | |
| Plymouth Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $6,075,000 | Defeated | |
| Poynette Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $13,675,000 to close two elementary schools and build a new one. | failed on 4/1/08, defeated again on 11/4/08 | |
| Random Lake Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $640,000 to make various repairs. | Approved | |
| Rhinelander Swimming Pool Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $23,350,000 for new construction. | failed on 4/1/08 and 9/9/08, defeated again on 11/4/08 | |
| Rhinelander Referendum | Exceed spending caps by $225,000 to pay the operating costs of new construction. | failed on 4/1/08 and 9/9/08, defeated again on 11/4/08 | |
| St Francis Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $14,900,000 to build a new science lab. | Approved | |
| Seneca Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $800,000 | Approvedt | |
| Sun Prairie Swimming Pool Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $3,900,000 for a new swimming pool. | Approvedt | |
| Sun Prairie Referendum | Exceed spending caps by $288,205 per year to pay the operational costs of a new swimming pool. | Approved | |
| Tigerton Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $1,980,00 for remodeling. | Approved | |
| Washburn Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $900,000 | failed on 4/1/08, approved on 11/4/08 | |
| Watertown Referendum | Exceed spending caps by $3,920,000 per year through 2017 | Defeated | |
| Watertown Construction Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $22,385,000 for new construction. | Approved | |
| West Bend Elementary School Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $41,450,000 to build a new elementary school. | Defeated | |
| West Bend Middle School Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $27,400,000 for renovations. | Defeated |
School Bonds, September 9th, 2008
There were 12 legislatively referred referenda on the September 9, 2008, ballots in Wisconsin. All of them are bond issues to add funds to school budgets. If all of the bonds had passed, a total of $65,445,000 would have been authorized.
Eight of the 12 school bond referenda passed, and four were turned down by the voters, authorizing a total of $36.73 million.
| Title | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Colby Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $2,550,000 for general maintenance. | Passed |
| Colby Unfunded Pensions | Issue debt in the amount of $1,400,000 to fund pensions. | Passed |
| Deerfield Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $1,875,000. | Passed |
| Mineral Point Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $3,980,000. | Failed |
| Montello Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $1,900,000. | Passed |
| Neillsville Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $1,500,000. | Passed |
| Rhinelander Construction Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $23,350,000 for new construction. | Failed |
| Rhinelander Operating Costs Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $225,000 per year. | Failed |
| Rubicon Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $450,000. | Passed |
| Salem Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $1,160,000 per year. | Failed |
| Shawno Referendum | Issue debt in the amount of $24,900,000 for the construction of a new preschool. | Passed |
| Weston Referendum | Exceed spending cap by $995,000. | failed on 4/1/08, returned to the 9/9/08 ballot where it passed |
August 19, 2008
- Wausaukee Operation Expenses Referendum (2008) $6,750,000 failed on 2/19/08, returned to the 8/19/08 ballot where it passed
June 24, 2008
- Wausaukee Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $575,000 failed
June 10, 2008
- Salem Four Year Exceed Revenue Limits Referendum (2008) $1,595,000 failed
- Salem Improvements Referendum (2008) $6,500,000 passed
June 3, 2008
- Baldwin school bond referendum (2008)
- Baldwin-Woodville Swimming Pool Referendum (2008) $3,500,000 failed
- City of Manitowoc Bond Referendum (2008) $7 million
- Weyerhaeuser Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,804,357 failed on 4/1/08, returned to the 6/3/08 ballot where it passed
- Winneconne Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,760,000 failed on 4/1/08, returned to the 6/3/08 ballot where it passed
May 20, 2008
- Rio Community Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,270,000 failed on 2/19/08, passed on the 5/20/08 election
April 29, 2008
- Woodruff Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $4,125,000 failed on 2/19/08, returned on the 4/29/08 ballot where it failed again
April 15, 2008
April 1, 2008
- Frankenstein Veto (2008)
- Alma Center Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,200,000 passed
- Baldwin-Woodville Area Swimming Pool (2008) $3,500,000 failed
- Baldwin-Woodville Area New Intermediate School (2008) $16,775,000 failed
- Belmont Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,750,000 passed
- Beloit Turner Stadium Referendum (2008) $2,500,000 failed
- Beloit Turner Improvements Referendum (2008) $6,100,000 passed
- Bonduel Maintenance Referendum (2008) $5,800,000 passed
- Boyceville Community Maintenance Referendum (2008) $5,825,000 passed
- Bruce Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,500,000 failed
- Cameron Maintenance Referendum (2008) $1,000,000 passed
- Cassville Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $3,900,000 passed
- Chetek Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,200,000 failed
- Cumberland Auditorium Construction (2008) $5,900,000 failed
- Durand Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $1,200,000 failed
- Elcho Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) $2,500,000 failed
- Ellsworth Community Exceed Revenue Limit (2008) failed
- Elmbrook Renovation School Bond (2008) $62.2 million
- Germantown New Elementary School (2008) $16,500,000
- Glendale-River Hills Maintenance Referendum (2008) $3,750,000
- Greenfield New Utility Building (2008) $410,000
- Greenfield New Swimming Pool (2008) $5,975,000
- Hartford New Elementary School (2008) $24,952,000
- Hartford New School Maintenance (2008) $593,000 per year
- Iowa Grant Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,000,000
- Jefferson High School Addition (2008) $45,600,000
- LaCrosse New Elementary School (2008) $35,000,000
- LaCrosse Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $20,875,000
- Luxemburg-Casco Renovation Referendum (2008) $18,500,000
- Manawa Exceed Revenue Limits for General Maintenance (2008) $195,000 per year failed
- Manawa Exceed Revenue Limits for Upgrades (2008) $4,800,000 failed
- Middleton-Cross Plains Transportation Center Referendum (2008) $3,900,000 passed
- Montello Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,925,000 failed
- Monticello Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,415,000 passed
- Pecatonica Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $350,000 passed
- Plum City Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,050,000 failed
- Portage General Maintenance Referendum (2008) $2,300,000 passed
- Princeton Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $800,000 passed
- Racine Maintenance School Bond (2008) $16.5 million passed
- Rice Lake New Middle School Referendum (2008) $29,000,000 failed
- River Ridge Football Field Referendum (2008) $165,000 failed
- River Ridge Debt Refinancing Referendum (2008) $595,000 passed
- River Ridge Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,580,000 passed
- Royall Outstanding Obligations Referendum (2008) $1,400,000 passed
- Sauk Prairie Acquire Property Referendum (2008) $2,200,000 passed
- Sevastopol Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $1,800,000 passed
- Shorewood Maintenance Referendum (2008) $9,650,000 passed
- Somerset New High School Referendum (2008) $35,434,000 failed
- Stockbridge Unfunded Retirement Accounts Referendum (2008) $272,000 passed
- Stockbridge Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $600,000 passed
- Washington Roof Replacement (2008) $75,000 passed
- Washington Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $255,000 passed
- Waupun Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $10,000,000 failed
- Wisconsin Heights Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $800,000 failed
February 19, 2008
- Auburndale Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $160,000 failed
- Auburndale Unfunded Retirement Accounts Referendum (2008) $1,000,000 failed
- Auburndale Capital Improvements Referendum (2008) $860,000 failed
- Darlington Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,800,000 passed
- Kenosha Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,427,000 passed
- Kenosha High School Additions Referendum (2008) $52,500,000 passed
- Marshfield Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $13,500,000 passed
- Merrill Exceed Revenue Limits (2008) $2,915,000 failed
- Thorp Shop Addition Referendum (2008) $490,000 passed
- Waterloo HVAC Upgrades Referendum (2008) $1,500,000 passed
References
- ↑ After longest campaign ever, it's time to vote, Sheboygan Press, November 4, 2008
- ↑ Columbia County November 4, 2008 Unofficial Fall General Election Results
- ↑ Municipalities turn to voters on several ballot questions, Wisconsin State Journal, October 24, 2008
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