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Written by Jeff Peterson
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Sunday, 05 June 2005 |
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We're starting to hear from people around the state who are interested in placing a referendum on troop withdrawal from Iraq on their local ballot in next April's spring election. To do this you must prevail on county boards to pass a resolution to get it on the ballot. We have just learned that citizens cannot petition to directly place a opinion question on the ballot. This method can only be used for attempts to initiate or modify legislation. -- Stay tuned for further legal opinions. You may still want to initiate a petition drive to show local support. This means you will need to collect signatures of residents eqaul or more than 15% of the votes cast for governor at the last general election for your municipality. See WI §9.20 Direct Legislation. |
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Written by Jeff Peterson
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Tuesday, 31 May 2005 |
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The WI Green Party announced that it will work with citizens across the state to place an advisory referendum on as many local ballots as possible in next spring’s election asking voters the question, “Should the United States begin an immediate, phased withdrawal of its troops from Iraq?”
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, of Luck, will coordinate the various efforts around the state, most of which will involve convincing county boards to give their constituents the opportunity to weigh in on the war. “We intentionally crafted a referendum that is neutral in its language,” said Peterson. “We’re not trying to put local elected officials on the spot by forcing them to take a stand on the war. We just think that, after two years, it would be the democratic thing to do to allow average citizens to weigh in on the Iraq situation.” |
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