November 4, 2008 ballot measures in Wisconsin

The following measures were on the November 2008 ballot in Wisconsin

For school bond measures on the ballot see: Wisconsin 2008 school bond measures

November 4, 2008

Title	Description	Status
Ashippun Referendum	Whether the town clerk/treasurer should be elected or appointed.	a
Egg Harbor Referendum	Require voter approval for expenditures over $1,000,000.	a
Forestville Term Limits	Term limits for local officials.	d
Fitchburg Library Construction	Issue $10 million in debt to build a new library.	a
Fitchburg Library Operation Costs	Annual funds to run a new library.	d
Milwaukee Paid Sick Leave Initiative	Require Milwaukee employers to provide paid sick leave to employees.	a
Milwaukee County Sales Tax Advisory Referendum	Triple the sales tax in Milwaukee.	a
Nasewaupee Town Clerk Referendum	Whether the town clerk should be elected or appointed.	d
Nasewaupee Treasurer Referendum	Whether the treasurer should be elected or appointed.	d
St Croix County Nursing Home Referendum	Using property taxes to fund the nursing home.	a
St Croix County Board Referendum	Decrease membership on the County Board.	a
Spring Green Advisory Referendum	Flood assistance.	d
Vernon County Sales Tax Referendum	Raise sales tax to help fund dam repair.	a
Wisconsin Executive Veto	Limit the ability of the Governor to veto words and numbers on appropriations bills.	a
Wisconsin Healthcare Guarantee	Give all WI citizens health care comparable to what legislators receive.	a

There is very little information about some local referendum. These were mentioned in news articles:

• "Town of Mitchell referendum: Should the town clerk be appointed by the Town Board?
• Town of Mosel referendum: Should the clerk-treasurer be appointed by the Town Board?
• Town of Sheboygan Falls referendum: Should the clerk-treasurer be appointed by the Town Board?
• Town of Wilson advisory referendum: Should the Town of Wilson Board be increased from three to five members?
• Advisory bookmobile referendum (community unknown): For non-libraried communities: Do you support continuing to pay property taxes to finance bookmobile services?"
• "In Prairie du Chien, voters will take on the merits of fluoridation.
• In the town of Newport, in Columbia County, voters will consider a property tax increase for road maintenance and capital improvements. (Results: Yes = 158/48.32%, No = 169/51.68%, measure failed)
• In Rock County's town of Milton, voters can advise on whether the local police and municipal court should be abolished.
• In Evansville, voters take an advisory role in deciding if the City Council should approve spending up to $2 million to restore the historic Lake Leota.
• The Sauk County town of Dellona needs advice on hiring an outside ambulance service.
• In additional flooding aftermath costs, Vernon County, faced with having to make an estimated $11.75 million in repairs to its 22 flood control dams, will give voters a choice of how they want to pay for the work."