Case 2020CV001023
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RACINE COUNTY
BRANCH 5 IN RE: NOTICE OF APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF CANVASSERS REGARDING THE SCHOOL FUNDING REFERENDUM (RUSD 4620) THAT TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 7, 2020, AND WHICH WAS RENDERED ON APRIL 24,2020, AND CERTIFIED ON APRIL 27, 2020
CASE NO. 2020CV1023
Also referred to by the parties as:
FILED
JAMES SEWELL, et al., Petitioners/Appellants, vs.
JUL 1 0 2020 CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
RACINE COUNTY
RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF CANVASSERS, et al.. Respondents. COURT'S DECISION AND ORDER
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND On April 7, 2020, voters within the borders of the area in which the Racine Unified School District (hereinafter RUSD) provides public school services approved a referendum question on the ballot by 5 votes. The approved referendum allows the RUSD to exceed the revenue limit specified in Wisconsin Stats. Sec. 121.91 by various amounts beginning in the 2020-2021 school year through the 2049-2050 school year. The referendum question, as approved on April 7, 2020, identified the
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