Town of Washington v. City of Altoona

This case presents the question of whether, in a district required by sec. 6.27 (1), Stats., to keep a registry of voters, nonregistered but otherwise qualified electors are permitted to vote in an annexation referendum. The trial court concluded that registration was not required and, accordingly, set aside an annexation referendum at which the officials of the town of Washington refused to permit nonregistered electors to vote. We conclude that an annexation referendum is an election, and in districts where sec. 6.27 (1), is mandatory voters must be registered.

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