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WASHINGTON v. ALTOONA

No. 75-10.

73 Wis.2d 250 (1976)

243 N.W.2d 404

TOWN OF WASHINGTON, and others, Appellants, v. CITY OF ALTOONA, and another, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided June 30, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Thomas Kent Guelzow and Guelzow & Aubry, Ltd., of Eau Claire, and oral argument by Jerold E. Aubry.

There was a joint brief for the City of Altoona by Betz, LeBarron & Poquette of Eau Claire, and oral argument by Frank Betz; for respondent Roger Grimh by Garvey, O'Brien, Anderson & Kelly of Eau Claire, and oral argument by David G. Anderson.

On motion for rehearing:

For the appellants there was a brief by Thomas Kent Guelzow and Guelzow and Aubry, Ltd., of Eau Claire.

There was a joint brief for the City of Altoona by Frank E. Betz and Betz, LeBarron & Poquette of Eau Claire, and for Roger Grimh by David G. Anderson and Garvey, Anderson, Kelly & Ryberg, S. C. of Eau Claire.

HEFFERNAN, J.

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...

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