Sawyer County ballot — November 3, 2026

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?"

QUESTION: Shall the School District of Winter, located in Sawyer County and Rusk County, Wisconsin, be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $1,500,000 per year for four years, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational expenses, including but not limited to school safety, staffing, and facility maintenance?

“Under state law, the increase in the levy of the Town of Hayward for the tax to be imposed for the next fiscal year, 2027, is limited to 1.511%, which results in a levy of $825,008. Shall the Town of Hayward be allowed to exceed this limit and increase the levy for the next fiscal year, 2027, for the new construction of fire and highway departments and refurbishing of existing Town Hall, by a total of 53.8% which results in a levy of $1,268,902, and on an ongoing basis include an increase of $443,894 for each fiscal year beginning in 2027 through 2046.”