Type A Notice of Referendum STATE 2026 General Election
City of Eagle River · Vilas County · meeting of Sep 23, 2026 · Notices
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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 Eagle River on
this 26th day of August, 2026.
s/Kimberly A. Olkwoski
Vilas County Clerk
Source: City of Eagle River website. First collected Oct 10, 2026.