Wis. Stat. § 64.05
This is the official text of Wis. Stat. § 64.05, part of Wisconsin’s Wisconsin Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wisconsin, organized into numbered chapters by subject.
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Term of council members.
Official statutory text
(1) The term of office of such council member shall begin on the third Tuesday in April. If the term of council member as determined by the election is 2 years, the term of a bare majority of the members elected at the first election after the adoption of ss. 64.01 to 64.15 , consisting of those members receiving the highest number of votes, shall be 2 years and that of the remaining members shall be one year. At the expiration of the terms of office of the council members, successors shall be elected for the full term.
(2) A vacancy in the office of council member shall be filled as provided in s. 17.23 (1) (am) .
History: 1985 a. 135 s. 83 (1) , (2); 2019 a. 164 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 29 .
(2) A vacancy in the office of council member shall be filled as provided in s. 17.23 (1) (am) .
History: 1985 a. 135 s. 83 (1) , (2); 2019 a. 164 ; 2021 a. 240 s. 29 .
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