Elections

Racine County Board moves cannabis advisory referendum one step closer plus other updates

August 14, 2018 - On August 13, the Racine County Board held a first reading of the county's proposed cannabis advisory referendum. The resolution returns to the full board for a debate and final vote on Aug. 28, the last day to qualify for the Nov. 6 ballot, Coming up Tuesday August 14, the Eau Claire county board's Administration Committee, will take up an advisory referendum proposal starting at 2:30pm at the...

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St. Croix board rejects referendum 9-8, Racine county committee okays board vote

August 8, 2018 - While a Racine County Board committee unanimously passed a proposal for an advisory referendum Tuesday night, supervisors in St. Croix County narrowly voted to table that county’s resolution. The vote in St. Croix County to table the advisory referendum was 9-8 with two members abstaining. WQOW reported that “roughly 15 people spoke in favor of the proposal, but members wanted to gather more...

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Portage and Forest County Committees Advance Referendums To Full Board

August 6, 2018 - Two more Wisconsin county board committees advanced medical cannabis advisory referendum proposals to the full board in votes Monday. The first to do so was the Portage County Board's Health & Human Services Committee which voted unanimously to send the county's advisory referendum proposal to the full county board for a vote on Thursday, August 16. The board meets at 5:00pm in the County Board...

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County Advisory Referendum Updates: Langlade, Eau Claire, Racine, Portage and more

August 3, 2018 - BREAKING NEWS UPDATE as of 8:57:41 AM 08/03/2018: The Forest County Board's Safety and Justice committee is meeting Monday, Aug 6 at 4:30 pm and will be discussing a medical cannabis advisory referendum.http://www.co.forest.wi.gov/meetings_doc.asp?thismeeting=35309 The committee meets in the County Board Room at the Forest County courthouse located at 200 E Madison St. Crandon, Wisconsin 54520. The...

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Marathon County Board approves medical cannabis referendum 19 - 15

July 25, 2018 - The Marathon County Board approved a medical cannabis advisory referendum Tuesday, July 24 by a vote of 19-15 with 4 members abstaining. Supporters in the audience cheered when the vote total was announced. The county becomes the 7th Wisconsin county to approve a cannabis advisory referendum after Milwaukee, Rock, Sauk, Dane, La Crosse and Brown previously did so. Marathon's referendum question will...

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Marathon County Board to vote July 24 on medical cannabis advisory referendum

July 23, 2018 - This week will see a vote in Marathon County by the full county board on the county's proposed cannabis advisory referendum. The board will meet to vote on the referendum Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at 7pm in room B150 at 500 Forest St. in Wausau. On July 19 the board held an educational meeting on medical cannabis with nine speakers. Supporters are strongly urged to attend the July 24 meeting to help...

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La Crosse sixth Wisconsin county to ok November cannabis advisory referendum

July 20, 2018 - La Crosse County supervisors okayed a cannabis legalization advisory referendum for the Nov. 6 ballot Thursday night by a 17-8 margin, becoming the sixth Wisconsin county to do so. The six in order of passage are Milwaukee, Rock, Dane, Sauk, Brown and La Crosse. The combined estimated 2016 population of the six counties totals 2,095,117. The statewide estimated 2018 population is 5,818,049. The...

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Sauk is 4th Wisconsin county to approve Nov. 6 cannabis advisory referendum

July 17, 2018 - THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY AND WILL BE UPDATED Updated 07/18/2018 at 8:12:09 AM Winnebago County. Updated 07/18/2018 at 1:56:19 PM to include update on Kenosha County July 17 committee vote. Updated 07/18/2018 at 2:28:27 PM to include the question approved for the ballot by the Sauk County Board July 17. In Sauk County the full board approved placing the advisory referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot at...

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Dane County is third county to approve November cannabis advisory vote

July 12, 2018 - In a unanimous vote July 12, Dane County supervisors approved a resolution placing an advisory referendum on cannabis legalization on the November ballot. Milwaukee and Rock counties have previously approved similar resolutions. These referendums are advisory, that is they are non-binding. Only state lawmakers can change state pot laws. The question that will appear on Dane county voter's ballots is...

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Brown, St. Croix, Langlade and Sauk county cannabis advisory referendums head to full board votes

July 10, 2018 - UPDATED 07/12/2018 7:44:14 AM: A record number of Wisconsin county boards continue to look at the possibility of cannabis legalization advisory referendums for the Nov. 6 ballot. With the Aug. 28 deadline for ballot access fast approaching, boards all over Wisconsin are meeting and debating the issue. Currently at least fourteen counties are working on these referendums as of this writing. Updated...

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