With 27 days until Tuesday, Nov. 5, two referenda are on the ballot for Owen-Withee area voters.

Of chief interest is the Owen-Withee School District Operational Referendum, the question worded as follows:

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“Shall the School District of Owen-Withee, Clark and Taylor Counties, Wisconsin be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $500,000 per year beginning with the 2024-2025 school year and ending with the 2026-2027 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational and maintenance expenses?”

Voters may vote ‘yes’ or ‘no,’ a yes vote authorizing the funds to be raised as stated.

Also on the ballot but at the state level is a question that deals with language related to voting eligibility. The question entitled “Eligibility to Vote Referendum” reads as follows:

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“Eligibility to vote. Shall section 1 of article III of the constitution, which deals with suffrage, be amended to provide that only a United States citizen age 18 or older who resides in an election district may vote in an election for national, state, or local office or at a statewide or local referendum?”

The proposed change comes after Article III, Section I of the Wisconsin State Constitution was restored to its original wording in April 1986 following several amendments post-statehood. The new proposed language this election would replace the original wording that designates “every” United States citizen 18 and older as able to vote with “only” a United States citizen 18 and older being able to vote.

Qualified electors may vote “yes” or “no” for options on the proposed language change in the State constitution.