Wisconsin State Referendum to Bring Our Troops Home
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| Wisconsin election returns here Massachusetts returns here | Illinois election returns here |
"Bring Our Troops Home" Sweeps Election! ALL Ballot initiatives successful in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Illinois 58-0 Shutout Victory for "Troops Home" |
| 11/8/06: Election returns show a total sweep of all initiatives in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Illinois, with double-digit margins of victory, and "yes" votes in some municipalities exceeding 70%. Some highlights of the vote:
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Read the election-night press release
Read the text of the Wisconsin ballot initiatives
Read the text of the Illinois ballot initiatives
Let's Geep the Momentum Going!
Contact WNPJ Program Coordinator Steve Burns (608.250.9240 outreach@wnpj.org)to find out how to start a "Bring Our Troops Home" referendum in your home town!
| November 2006 Referendum campaigns - Wisconsin |
| Town | Contact | Phone | |
| Boscobel | Lois Fields | (608) 375-4659 | |
| Fox Point | Lois Malawsky | (414) 352-4190 | loisandjay@sbcglobal.net |
| Glendale (April 2007) | Sandra Ambrookian | (414) 462-2316 (after 7pm) | glendale.referendum@yahoo.com |
| Lake Delton | Marty Preston | 608-254-1126 | martypres33@yahoo.com |
| Middleton | Kurt Kobelt | (608) 282-6221 | kkobelt@lawtoncates.com |
| Milwaukee | Ruth Weill | 414 350-2107 | moondog@execpc.com |
| Pittsville (impeachment) | Bob Hoch | 715-652-3275 | |
| Racine | Dr. Ken Yorgan | Home: 262-634-2950 Cell: 262-884-9612 | whydoc@rootcom.net |
| South Milwaukee | Don Wescher | (414) 762-0798 | donwescher@aol.com |
| Springdale | Tim White | (608) 845-7312 | robertservice@tds.net |
| Viroqua | Anita Zibton | (608) 634-3863 | amz@mwt.net |
| Wauwatosa | Mike Duffey | | michael.duffey@marquette.edu |
| Wisconsin Rapids (impeachment) | Robert Hoch | (715) 652-3275 | hoch@tznet.com |
Wisconsin voters say: Statewide, "Troops Home" won 60%, with a 14,000 vote margin of victory (2,000 more than John Kerry's margin in Wisconsin in the 2004 Presidential election) In the Sawyer County town of Draper, carried by George Bush with 58% in the 2004 election, "Troops Home" won a 65% "yes" vote Of the 32 communities voting, 12 were towns won by George Bush in the '04 election, and "Troops Home" won in half of those townsThe largest "yes" margin was in the Milwaukee suburb of Shorewood with a 70% "yes" vote Read the text of the April resolutions Read town-by-town election results Read Peace North's roundup of campaign coverage |
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- 01/06/06: Let Monona Voters Decide
- 01/11/06: Mt. Horeb gathers anti-war signatures
- 01/16/06 WAR TO BE ON BALLOTS IN STATE ; RESIDENTS OF MANY COMMUNITIES WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE ON WHETHER THE U.S. SHOULD PULL IT
- 01/18/06 Monona Gives Voters A Chance
- 01/18/06 MONONA VOTERS WILL HAVE SAY ON IRAQ TROOPS (FIRST EDITION) ; MONONA TO VOTE ON IRAQ TROOPS
- 01/25/06 AS CITIZENS SPEAK AGAINST IRAQ WAR, WASHINGTON WILL HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION, by Joy First
- 01/26/06 Wisconsin towns put war on ballot
- 02/02/06 IRAQ WITHDRAWAL REFERENDUM TO BE ON BALLOT IN MT. HOREB
- 02/05/06 State a test site' for referendums on the war; Growing wave of local votes has drawn interest
- 02/08/06 COUNCIL ORDERED TO CONSIDER IRAQ ISSUE ; JUDGE RULES IN FAVOR OF WATERTOWN PEACE GROUP
- 02/17/06 Wis. Referendums Call for Troop Withdrawal
- 03/11/06 Sweet Victory: The Resolutions Roll In
- 03/16/06: Years of war alter mood in Baraboo
- 03/18/06 War Bellwether, State Referendums Provide Blueprint To Gauge National Opinion About Iraq
- 03/18/06 Wisconsin State Journal: OPINION
- 03/18/06 Wisconsin State Journal: OPINION
- 03/27/06 Local War Referendums Divide Voters
- 03/29/06 End-the-war-now People Spend More
- 04/02/06 Fighting The War At Home
- 04/04/06 Iraq: The Case for Bringing the Troops Home
- 04/05/06 Loud And Clear: Wisconsin Is 'ahead Of Curve' In Calling For End To Iraq War
- 04/05/06 Madison says ‘yes’ to war initiative
- 04/05/06 Majority of 32 Wisconsin Towns Vote for Iraq Pullout
- 04/05/06 Wisconsin Shouts It Out
- 04/06/06 Hooray For Votes To Get Out Of Iraq
- 04/06/06 Message On War Could Be No Clearer
- 04/08/06 Kudos For Clarence Kailin
- 04/15/06 Liberals' Vote To Cut And Run Not Statistically Significant
- 04/15/06 Rabid Right-wingers Skirt Reality On Iraq War Vote
- 04/16/06 War Referendum's Effect On Troops: Does It Matter? It's A Slap In The Face To All Of Us Who Are Overseas
- 04/16/06 War Referendum's Effect On Troops: Does It Matter? Wisconsin Vote Reflects The Views Of Troops In Iraq
- 05/25/05: WI Green Party Launches Statewide "Troops Home" Referendum Effort
- 09/14/05: Madison Capital Times: Groups Urge War Referendum
- 10/19/04: Madison Legislators Support Referendum Against Iraq War
- 10/23/05: Giving Peace a Chance -- Local referendums to help bring the troops home - Shepherd Express, Milwaukee
- 10/24/05: Iraqis want us out, so we should leave - Steve Burns
- 10/24/05: Sign petition against the war - Madison Capital Times
- 11/08/05: Anti-war Group Gets Signatures To Put Referendum On Spring Ballot
- 11/09/05: Signatures flow in to ‘Stop the War’
- 11/25/05: Effort aims to get referendums on troop withdrawal
- 12/02/05: Petitions circulated - Baraboo
- 12/13/05: Local peace activists: Put war to a vote - Lacrosse
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