Here is a sample of what is on your ballot for the Aug. 13 primary election. Please make sure to note that that districts have changed.
United States Senator
Tammy Baldwin …
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Here is a sample of what is on your ballot for the Aug. 13 primary election. Please make sure to note that that districts have changed.
United States Senator
Representative in Congress District 3
State Senator District 10
Representative to Assembly District 28
Representative to Assembly District 29
Representative to Assembly District 30
Pierce County Clerk
Jamie Feuerhelm (Democrat)
Pierce County District Attorney
Halle Hatch (Democrat)
Pierce County Treasurer
Kathy Fuchs (Republican)
Pierce County Register of Deeds
Angela Hoven (Republican)
Referendum questions
Question 1: “Delegation of appropriation power. Shall section 35 (1) of article IV of the constitution be created to provide that the legislature may not delegate its sole power to determine how moneys shall be appropriated?"
Question 2: “Allocation of federal moneys. Shall section 35 (2) of article IV of the constitution be created to prohibit the governor from allocating any federal moneys the governor accepts on behalf of the state without the approval of the legislature by joint resolution or as provided by legislative rule?”
The Wisconsin Constitution requires the legislature to appropriate funds from the state treasury only by passing a law, which requires a vote by both houses of the legislature. Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 2. Question 1 would add a new provision to say that the legislature cannot delegate this “sole” power to appropriate funds.
A “yes” vote on Question 1 would vote to create a new provision of the Wisconsin Constitution—Wis. Const. art. IV, § 35(1). That provision would prohibit the legislature from delegating its duty that it pass a law in order to appropriate money from the treasury under Wis. Const. art. VIII, § 2.
A “no” vote on Question 1 would vote not to add Wis. Const. art. IV, § 35(1) to the Wisconsin Constitution.
In times when Wisconsin receives undesignated federal funds from the U.S. government, the Wisconsin Constitution does not limit the ability of the governor to choose how the funds he accepts are divided among state and local agencies. Question 2 would add a new provision to the Constitution to prohibit the governor from choosing how to allocate such federal funds he accepts unless the legislature, through a joint resolution or some other process to be developed by the legislature, agrees with the governor’s proposed allocation of those funds.
A “yes” vote on Question 2 would vote to create a second new provision of the Wisconsin Constitution—Wis. Const. art. IV, § 35(2), which would prohibit the governor from choosing how to allocate undesignated federal monies he accepts unless the legislature, by joint resolution or other process, agrees with the governor’s proposed allocation of such funds.
A “no” vote on Question 2 would vote not to add Wis. Const. art. IV § 35(2) to the Wisconsin Constitution.
