When New Glarus voters head to the polls Nov. 3, one statewide constitutional question will ask them to decide whether Wisconsin governors should face another limit on their partial-veto power.
The proposal would prohibit a governor from using a partial veto of an appropriations bill to create or increase a tax or fee — or authorize one to be created or increased. Wisconsin governors would still retain the partial veto for other portions of spending bills.
The issue gained attention after Gov. Tony Evers used a partial veto in the 2023 state budget to extend an annual $325-per-student increase in school district revenue-limit authority through 2425. The move did not automatically raise property taxes, but it gave school districts continuing authority to collect more revenue under state limits.
Wisconsin voters have limited the partial veto before. The state constitution already prohibits governors from creating new words by deleting individual letters or creating new sentences by combining portions of separate sentences. The November proposal would add taxes and fees to those restrictions.
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