Southern Door County School District — non-recurring revenue limit referendum ($6,165,000 total)

What it does

Shall the Southern Door County School District, Door County, Wisconsin be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $2,055,000 per year for 3 years, beginning with the 2026-2027 school year and ending with the 2028-2029 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of operational expenses for teacher and staff compensation, restoring select teaching positions, and maintaining school facilities?

A YES vote means

Southern Door County School District could exceed its state revenue limit by $2,055,000 a year for 3 years (2026-2027 through 2028-2029), on a non-recurring basis, for teacher and staff pay, restoring select teaching positions and maintaining facilities.

A NO vote means

The district would not be authorized to exceed its revenue limit by this amount.

Needed to pass

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Left–right lean

Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

In April 2026 voters rejected a proposal for $3.15 million a year for three years, and the district's previous operational referendum expired in June, according to the district's referendum site.

The district says it balanced the 2026-27 budget by cutting 13 positions, six of them teaching positions, freezing pay for all employees and reducing high school course offerings.

The district projects its mill rate will fall from $6.99 in 2025-26 to $6.35 this year, then to $6.07 in 2027-28 and $5.61 in 2028-29, even if the referendum passes.

The district says the new request starts in the current 2026-27 school year and would end after 2028-29.

Put on the ballot by Southern Door County School District Board of Education (adoption date and vote not posted on the district's referendum site).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Southern Door County School District mean?

Southern Door County School District could exceed its state revenue limit by $2,055,000 a year for 3 years (2026-2027 through 2028-2029), on a non-recurring basis, for teacher and staff pay, restoring select teaching positions and maintaining facilities.

What does a NO vote on Southern Door County School District mean?

The district would not be authorized to exceed its revenue limit by this amount.

How many votes does Southern Door County School District need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Southern Door County School District?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

When is the vote?

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.