TYPE A NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION
TYPE A NOTICE OF REFERENDUM ELECTION
November 3, 2026
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at an election to be held in the several towns, villages, cities, wards, and election districts of the State of Wisconsin, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the following questions will be submitted to a vote of the people pursuant to law:
QUESTION 1: “Partial veto. Shall section 10 (1) (c) of article V of the constitution be amended to prohibit the governor, in exercising his or her partial veto authority, from creating or increasing or authorizing the creation or increase of any tax or fee?”
QUESTION 2: “Freedom to gather in places of worship during an emergency. Shall section 18 of article I of the constitution, which deals with religious liberty, be amended to prohibit the state or a political subdivision of the state from ordering the closure of, or forbidding gatherings in, places of worship in response to a state of emergency, including a public health emergency?”
QUESTION 3: “Governmental entity discrimination prohibited. Shall section 27 of article I of the constitution be created to prohibit governmental entities in the state from discriminating against, or granting preferential treatment to, any individual or group on the basis of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin in public employment, public education, public contracting, or public administration?”
This referendum ballot is a result of 2025 Senate Joint Resolution 116, 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 10, and 2025 Assembly Joint Resolution 102. The text of the joint resolutions can be found at https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/asm/joint_resolution and https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution.
A copy also can be obtained from the office of the county clerk, or the Legislative Documents Room at 1 East Main Street, Madison, Wisconsin.
DONE in the City of Shawano, this 26th day of August, 2026.
County Clerk, Raymond Rigsby