Cities in Wisconsin
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Top 100 cities by population |
Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the 100 largest cities in America by population and the largest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities.
This page includes the following resources:
- The city governments covered by Ballotpedia in Wisconsin
- An overview of local elections in Wisconsin
- An overview of the initiative process in Wisconsin
Cities
City government
Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia's coverage scope and the county governments that overlap those cities:
| City | County |
|---|---|
| Madison | Dane County |
| Milwaukee | Milwaukee County |
According to a 2022 study from the U.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 72 counties, 1,850 cities, towns, and villages, and 703 special districts.[1]
Elections
Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state; click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.
2024
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Dane County, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin school board elections
2023
2022
- Dane County, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin school board elections
2021
- Dane County, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin school board elections
2020
- Dane County, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Madison, Wisconsin
- Wisconsin school board elections
Past elections
Initiative process availability
Cities and villages have a state set initiative process in Wis. Stat. § 9.20 that may be used to propose and vote on regular ordinances or charter ordinances.
However, court decisions have limited the subject matter available for initiative. An ordinance initiated under Wis. Stat. § 9.20: 1) must be legislative as opposed to administrative or executive in nature; 2) cannot repeal (or conflict with) an existing ordinance; 3) may not exceed the legislative powers conferred upon the governing municipal body; and 4) may not modify statutorily prescribed procedures or standards (which includes zoning). The restriction on conflicting with existing ordinances limits the initiative power compared with other states.[2][3]
See also
| Wisconsin | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Wisconsin municipal code library
- Wisconsin state government website
Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, "2022 Census of Governments – Organization," accessed October 16, 2023
- ↑ Leagle, "Mount Horeb Community Alert v. Village Board of Mt. Horeb, 263 Wis. 2d 544, 665 N.W.2d 229 (2003)," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Ballotpedia, "Types & #s of local government by state," September 2012
