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August 9 primary recap; looking ahead to Nov. 8 general election

by | Aug 15, 2022 | Election, Legislative Update Blog, State Issue

Results of the August 9 primary election are in. Voters approved each of the three school referendums that were on the August 9 ballot. 

In the Independence School District, voters approved a non-recurring referendum to exceed the revenue limit by $900,000 for the each of the next three school years. In the Monticello School District, voters approved exceeding the revenue limit on a recurring basis by $820,000 in the 2022-23 school year and also approved a separate non-recurring referendum question to allow the district to exceed the revenue limits by $280,000 in each of the next four school years. (more…)

Tuesday is primary election day

by | Aug 8, 2022 | Election, Legislative Update Blog, State Issue

Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 9, is the date of the partisan primary election in Wisconsin. Voters will choose the party nominees for the Nov. 8 general election for a variety of statewide offices, including U.S. Senator, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, state treasurer and secretary of state. 

In addition, nominees will be chosen for other partisan races, including all Assembly seats and 17 of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate—the odd-numbered districts. This will be the first primary election to take place after redistricting following the 2020 United States census. (more…)

Reminder that deadline for submitting member resolutions is Sept. 15.

by | Aug 1, 2022 | Community Leadership, Legislative Update Blog, WASB

When WASB members ask about how the WASB’s legislative priorities are set, we point them to the WASB Resolutions Book.  Resolutions adopted by the annual WASB Delegate Assemblies set the policy direction for the WASB and its lobbying efforts.

Once adopted, those resolutions remain in force unless amended or repealed.  That can mean resolutions can, at times, become outdated or no longer reflective of positions that a majority of WASB member boards currently hold. We encourage WASB member boards to review the resolutions carefully. (more…)

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