Wisconsin
2010 Ballot Measures
Kenosha County, WI
Type: Advisory
Summary:
An effort to place a countywide advisory measure on the ballot in Kenosha County failed, but several municipalities within that county have decided to place a measure on the local ballot. The towns and villages of Bristol, Paddock Lake, Randall, Salem, Silver Lake, Twin Lake and Weatland will all ask voters if they would support a new tax to support transit.
Ballot Language:
Should any new tax to support transit or rail services, such as a sales tax or local vehicle registration fee, be permitted in any part of Kenosha County?
(Some communities specify their own name in the ballot measure instead of the county)
Proponent Info: N/A
Opponent Info: N/A
Dane County, WI
Type: Advisory Measure
Summary:
An RTA sales tax increase measure will be on the November ballot in 42 different municipalities in Dane County. This measure will ask for a half-cent sales tax increase to further fund the Dane County Regional Transport Authority. This measure will not be given to a county wide vote since the RTA area does not cover the entire county
Ballot Language:
Shall commuter rail be funded by up to a half-cent (0.5%) increase in the sales tax?
Proponent Info: N/A
Opponent Info: N/A
54 out of 73 Counties, WI
Type: Advisory
Summary: This advisory measure would ask voters if the Wisconsin State Constitution
should be amended to prohibit the transfer or lapses from the segregated transportation fund. Revenue in the segregated transportation fund comes from the state gas tax and vehicle registration fees. In recent years more than a billion dollars has been diverted from the transportation fund to shore up the general fund. Actually amending the state constitution would require action by two successive state legislature sessions and voter approval of a binding statewide referendum.
Counties that will have the measure on the ballot in November: Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Forest, Green, Green Lake, Grant, Iron, Jackson, Juneau, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette,
Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pierce, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago
Ballot Language:
Should the Wisconsin Constitution be amended to prohibit any further transfers or lapses from the segregated transportation fund?
Proponent Info:
Finding Forward Wisconsin
Website: http://www.findingforwardwisconsin.org
Opponent Info: N/A
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