Wisconsin: county voters may vote on county board size
AP reports: Advocates for smaller county boards have a new weapon in Wisconsin — putting the issue to a vote of residents — but early returns indicate changes won't come soon.
Only one county has put the issue to a referendum so far and it failed, while the board in one of the state's most populous counties headed off an attempt to drastically reduce its size by voting for a smaller reduction before petitioners could get the issue on the ballot.
Sabrina Davis of Wisconsin Rapids submitted petitions last week seeking to cut the size of the Wood County Board from 38 to 19, even though the board's own census review and redistricting committee had proposed a cut of the same size. -- Green Bay Press-Gazette - Reducing county board sizes can go to voters