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SB240,88 10Section 88 . 59.17 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,36,1911 59.17 (7) Removal from office; vacancy, how filled. The county executive may
12be removed from office by the governor for cause under s. 17.16. A vacancy in the
13office of county executive shall be filled temporarily, within 30 days of the date of the
14vacancy, by appointment by the chairperson of the board, subject to confirmation by
15the board, from among electors of the county. Within 7 days following the occurrence
16of the vacancy, the clerk shall order a special election to be held under s. 8.50 to fill
17the vacancy. If the vacancy occurs after October 31 but not later than 49 days before
18the day of the spring primary election, the special election shall be held concurrently
19with the spring primary and election.
SB240,89 20Section 89 . 59.605 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,37,621 59.605 (3) (a) 1. If the governing body of a county wishes to exceed the operating
22levy rate limit otherwise applicable to the county under this section, it shall adopt
23a resolution to that effect. The resolution shall specify either the operating levy rate
24or the operating levy that the governing body wishes to impose for either a specified
25number of years or an indefinite period. The governing body shall call a special

1referendum for the purpose of submitting the resolution to the electors of the county
2for approval or rejection. In lieu of a special referendum, the governing body may
3specify that the referendum be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election
4or partisan primary or general election to be held not earlier than 70 days after the
5adoption of the resolution of the governing body. The governing body shall file the
6resolution to be submitted to the electors as provided in s. 8.37.
SB240,90 7Section 90 . 60.10 (1) (c) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 60.10 (1) (c).
SB240,91 8Section 91 . 60.10 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,92 9Section 92 . 64.04 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,37,1510 64.04 (2) Except as herein otherwise provided, candidates for council member
11shall be nominated and elected after the manner provided by law for the nomination
12and election of other municipal officers and all provisions of the statutes relating to
13city primary and general elections not inconsistent with the provisions of ss. 64.01
14to 64.15 shall apply to such elections for cities reorganized under ss. 64.01 to 64.15
15the same as to cities organized under general law.
SB240,93 16Section 93. 66.0602 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,38,417 66.0602 (4) (a) A political subdivision may exceed the levy increase limit under
18sub. (2) if its governing body adopts a resolution to that effect and if the resolution
19is approved in a referendum. For purposes of this paragraph, the political
20subdivision may use its best estimate of its valuation factor, based on the most
21current data available to it. The resolution shall specify the proposed amount of
22increase in the levy, the purpose for which the increase will be used, and whether the
23proposed amount of increase is for the next fiscal year only or if it will apply on an
24ongoing basis. With regard to a referendum relating to any levy in an odd-numbered
25year, the political subdivision may call a special referendum for the purpose of

1submitting the resolution to the electors of the political subdivision for approval or
2rejection on the same election dates as when a school board may call for a referendum
3under s. 121.91 (3). Otherwise, the referendum shall be held at the spring primary
4or
election or partisan primary or general election.
SB240,94 5Section 94 . 66.0619 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,38,116 66.0619 (2m) (b) If a referendum is to be held on a resolution, the municipal
7governing body shall file the resolution as provided in s. 8.37 and shall direct the
8municipal clerk to call a special election for the purpose of submitting the resolution
9to the electors for a referendum on approval or rejection. In lieu of a special election,
10the municipal governing body may specify that the election be held at the next
11succeeding spring primary or election or partisan primary or general election.
SB240,95 12Section 95 . 66.0921 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,38,1813 66.0921 (2) Facilities authorized. A municipality may enter into a joint
14contract with a nonprofit corporation organized for civic purposes and located in the
15municipality to construct or otherwise acquire, equip, furnish, operate , and maintain
16a facility to be used for municipal and civic activities if a majority of the voters voting
17in a referendum at a special election or at a, spring primary or election or partisan
18primary, or general election approve the question of entering into the joint contract.
SB240,96 19Section 96 . 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,39,220 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. Direct the school district clerk to submit the resolution to
21the electors for approval or rejection at the next regularly scheduled spring primary
22or
election or partisan primary or general election, provided such election is to be
23held not earlier than 70 days after the adoption of the resolution. A school board may
24proceed under this subd. 2. a. and under s. 121.91 (3) (a) 1. no more than 2 times in

1any calendar year. The resolution shall not be effective unless adopted by a majority
2of the school district electors voting at the referendum.
SB240,97 3Section 97 . 67.05 (6m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,39,94 67.05 (6m) (b) If a referendum is to be held on an initial resolution, the district
5board shall direct the technical college district secretary to call a special election for
6the purpose of submitting the initial resolution to the electors for a referendum on
7approval or rejection. In lieu of a special election, the district board may specify that
8the election be held at the next succeeding spring primary or election or partisan
9primary or general election.
SB240,98 10Section 98 . 67.12 (12) (e) 5. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,40,1711 67.12 (12) (e) 5. Within 10 days of the adoption by a technical college district
12board of a resolution under subd. 1. to issue a promissory note for a purpose under
13s. 38.16 (2), the secretary of the district board shall publish a notice of such adoption
14as a class 1 notice, under ch. 985. The notice need not set forth the full contents of
15the resolution, but shall state the amount proposed to be borrowed, the method of
16borrowing, the purpose thereof, that the resolution was adopted under this
17subsection, and the place where and the hours during which the resolution is
18available for public inspection. If the amount proposed to be borrowed is for building
19remodeling or improvement and does not exceed $1,500,000 or is for movable
20equipment, the district board need not submit the resolution to the electors for
21approval unless, within 30 days after the publication or posting, a petition
22conforming to the requirements of s. 8.40 is filed with the secretary of the district
23board requesting a referendum at a special election to be called for that purpose.
24Such petition shall be signed by electors from each county lying wholly or partially
25within the district. The number of electors from each county shall equal at least 1.5

1percent of the population of the county as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c). If a
2county lies in more than one district, the technical college system board shall
3apportion the county's population as determined under s. 16.96 (2) (c) to the districts
4involved and the petition shall be signed by electors equal to the appropriate
5percentage of the apportioned population. In lieu of a special election, the district
6board may specify that the referendum shall be held at the next succeeding spring
7primary or election or partisan primary or general election. Any resolution to borrow
8amounts of money in excess of $1,500,000 for building remodeling or improvement
9shall be submitted to the electors of the district for approval. If a referendum is held
10or required under this subdivision, no promissory note may be issued until the
11issuance is approved by a majority of the district electors voting at such referendum.
12The referendum shall be noticed, called, and conducted under s. 67.05 (6a) insofar
13as applicable, except that the notice of special election and ballot need not embody
14a copy of the resolution and the question which that shall appear on the ballot shall
15be “Shall .... (name of district) be authorized to borrow the sum of $.... for (state
16purpose) by issuing its general obligation promissory note (or notes) under section
1767.12 (12) of the Wisconsin Statutes?"
SB240,99 18Section 99 . 77.994 (3) (b) 2. b. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,40,2219 77.994 (3) (b) 2. b. The resolution must be approved by a majority of the electors
20in the municipality voting on the resolution at a referendum, to be held at the first
21spring primary or election or partisan primary or general election following by at
22least 70 days the date of adoption of the resolution.
SB240,100 23Section 100 . 117.22 (2) (e) of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,101 24Section 101 . 119.08 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,41,9
1119.08 (2) The electors of each election district shall elect one member residing
2within the election district to represent the election district. The at-large member
3shall be elected by the electors of the city. Board members shall be electors of the city
4and shall be elected at the spring election. Candidates shall file nomination papers
5for full terms or, when vacancies are to be filled, for unexpired terms. The primary
6and
spring elections for board members shall be conducted by the election officials
7for the election of judicial or other officers held on that date. The polling places for
8the state, municipal, or judicial election shall be the polling places for the board
9election and the municipal election hours shall apply.
SB240,102 10Section 102 . 120.06 (7) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 120.06 (7).
SB240,103 11Section 103 . 120.06 (7) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB240,104 12Section 104 . 120.06 (8) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,41,1613 120.06 (8) (a) Notify the municipal clerk of each municipality lying wholly or
14partially within the school district of the primary election if one is to be held and of
15the spring election and furnish those municipal clerks with a copy of the notice of the
16school board election.
SB240,105 17Section 105 . 120.06 (8) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,41,2218 120.06 (8) (b) Determine for the primary, if any, and again for the spring
19election the order in which the names of candidates shall appear on the ballot by
20supervising the drawing of lots not later than the 2nd Tuesday in January, or the next
21day if the first Tuesday is a holiday, and the 2nd day following the completion of the
22canvass of the primary election, if any
.
SB240,106 23Section 106 . 120.06 (8) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,42,724 120.06 (8) (c) (intro.) Cause to be given a class 1 notice, in accordance with ch.
25985, on the Monday before the primary election, if one is to be held, and on the

1Monday before the spring election. If publication is made in a newspaper which that
2does not publish on Monday, publication shall be made on the closest preceding day
3on which the newspaper publishes. If the school district clerk determines that due
4to the method of delivering newspapers in the school district more effective notice
5will be provided by publication at an earlier date, the school district clerk may
6publish the notice not earlier than 3 days before the primary or election. The notice
7shall contain the following information:
SB240,107 8Section 107 . 120.06 (8) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,42,119 120.06 (8) (d) Where paper ballots are utilized at a spring primary or election,
10provide the municipal clerk an adequate supply of ballots for the primary or election
11at least 22 days before the primary or election.
SB240,108 12Section 108 . 120.06 (8) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,42,1513 120.06 (8) (f) After the spring primary, if any, after the spring election, and after
14any special primary, election or referendum, assure that the returns are canvassed
15as provided in sub. (14) and s. ss. 7.53 (3) and 7.62.
SB240,109 16Section 109 . 120.06 (8) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,42,1817 120.06 (8) (g) Retain and supervise the destruction of election materials from
18the primary, if any, and the spring election pursuant to s. 7.23 insofar as applicable.
SB240,110 19Section 110 . 120.06 (8) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,42,2220 120.06 (8) (h) Whenever a recount of a primary or other an election is required,
21assure that the recount is conducted by the municipal and school district boards of
22canvassers pursuant to s. 9.01.
SB240,111 23Section 111 . 120.06 (9) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,43,724 120.06 (9) (a) The primary and spring elections for school board members shall
25be conducted by the election officials for state and municipal elections. In a school

1board election or referendum held in conjunction with a state, county, municipal, or
2judicial election, the polling places for the state, county, municipal, or judicial
3election shall be the polling places for the school board election or referendum, and
4the municipal election hours shall apply. If no state, county, municipal, or judicial
5election is held on the day of the school board election or referendum, the school board
6may select the polling places to be used. The election costs shall be charged as
7provided in ss. 5.68 and 7.03.
SB240,112 8Section 112 . 121.91 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,44,29 121.91 (3) (a) 1. If a school board wishes to exceed the limit under sub. (2m)
10otherwise applicable to the school district in any school year, it shall promptly adopt
11a resolution supporting inclusion in the final school district budget of an amount
12equal to the proposed excess revenue. The resolution shall specify whether the
13proposed excess revenue is for a recurring or nonrecurring purpose, or, if the
14proposed excess revenue is for both recurring and nonrecurring purposes, the
15amount of the proposed excess revenue for each purpose. The resolution shall be filed
16as provided in s. 8.37. Within 10 days after adopting the resolution, the school board
17shall notify the department that it will schedule a referendum for the purpose of
18submitting the resolution to the electors of the school district for approval or rejection
19and shall submit a copy of the resolution to the department. Except as provided in
20subd. 2., the school board shall schedule the referendum to be held at the next
21regularly scheduled spring primary or election or partisan primary or general
22election, provided such election is to be held not sooner than 70 days after the filing
23of the resolution of the school board. A school board may proceed under this
24subdivision and under s. 67.05 (6a) (a) 2. a. no more than 2 times in any calendar year.

1The school district clerk shall certify the results of the referendum to the department
2within 10 days after the referendum is held.
SB240,113 3Section 113 . 995.20 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB240,44,21 4995.20 Legal holidays. January 1, the 3rd Monday in January (which shall
5be the day of celebration for January 15), the 3rd Monday in February (which shall
6be the day of celebration for February 12 and 22), the last Monday in May (which
7shall be the day of celebration for May 30), June 19, which shall be the day of
8observation for Juneteenth Day, July 4, the 1st Monday in September which shall be
9known as Labor day, the 2nd Monday in October, November 11, the 4th Thursday in
10November (which shall be the day of celebration for Thanksgiving), December 25, the
11day of holding the partisan primary election, and the day of holding the general
12election in November are legal holidays. On Good Friday the period from 11 a.m. to
133 p.m. shall uniformly be observed for the purpose of worship. In every 1st class city
14the day of holding any municipal election is a legal holiday, and in every such city the
15afternoon of each day upon which a primary election is held for the nomination of
16candidates for city offices is a half holiday
and in counties having a population of
17750,000 or more the county board may by ordinance provide that all county
18employees shall have a half holiday on the day of such primary election and a holiday
19on the day of such municipal election, and that employees whose duties require that
20they work on such days be given equivalent time off on other days. Whenever any
21legal holiday falls on Sunday, the succeeding Monday shall be the legal holiday.
SB240,114 22Section 114 . Initial applicability.
SB240,44,2423 (1) Ranked-choice voting. This act first applies to the 2022 spring primary and
24spring election.
SB240,115 25Section 115. Effective date.
SB240,45,2
1(1) Ranked-choice voting. This act takes effect on the day after publication,
2or on the 2nd day after publication of the 2021 biennial budget act, whichever is later.
SB240,45,33 (End)
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