Wisconsin Code § 60.12

Special town meetings
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(1) WHO MAY CONVENE.
A special town meeting may be convened if:
(a) Called by a town meeting.
(b) A written request, signed by a number of electors equal to
not less than 10 percent of the votes cast in the town for governor
at the last general election, is filed with the town clerk.
(c) Called by the town board.
(2) TIME, DATE AND PURPOSE TO BE STATED. If a special
town meeting is requested or called under sub. (1), the time, date
and purpose of the meeting shall be stated in the request or as part
of the call.
(3) NOTICE. The town clerk shall, not more than 20 nor less
than 15 days before the date of a special town meeting, publish a
class 2 notice of the meeting under ch. 985. The notice shall state
the purpose, date, time and location of the meeting. If notice is
posted, the same time and content requirements apply.
(4) LOCATION. (a) A special town meeting may be held in
the town or in any other town, village, or city in the same county
or in an adjoining county.
(b) A special town meeting shall be held where the preceding
annual town meeting was held, unless the location is changed by
the town board.
(5) ADJOURNMENT. A special town meeting may be recessed
to a time and date certain if the resumed meeting is held within 30
days after the date of the originally scheduled meeting.
(6) JURISDICTION. Any business which may be transacted at
an annual town meeting may be transacted at a special town
meeting.

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