Wisconsin § 193.551 Patron member voting based on patronage.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 193.551 — Patron member voting based on patronage.

Wisconsin § 193.551

Ch. 193Unincorporated cooperative associations

Subch.subch. V of ch. 193 SUBCHAPTER V

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Wis. Stat. § 193.551 (2026).

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193.551 193.551(1) (1) Additional vote permitted. 193.551(1)(a) (a) The articles or bylaws may authorize patron members to have an additional vote in determining the collective vote of patron members under s. 193.545 (1) (a) as provided in this subsection. 193.551(1)(b) (b) The articles or bylaws may grant a patron member an additional vote under par.

(a)if the issue to be voted upon relates to a specified amount of business transacted between the patron member and the cooperative. 193.551(1)(c) (c) The articles or bylaws may grant additional votes under par.

(a)to a specified number of patron members who are also patron members of another cooperative that is itself a member of the cooperative. 193.551(1)(d) (d) The articles or bylaws may grant additional votes under par.

(a)to a patron

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193.551
193.551(1) (1) Additional vote permitted.
193.551(1)(a) (a) The articles or bylaws may authorize patron members to have an additional vote in determining the collective vote of patron members under s. 193.545 (1) (a) as provided in this subsection.
193.551(1)(b) (b) The articles or bylaws may grant a patron member an additional vote under par. (a) if the issue to be voted upon relates to a specified amount of business transacted between the patron member and the cooperative.
193.551(1)(c) (c) The articles or bylaws may grant additional votes under par. (a) to a specified number of patron members who are also patron members of another cooperative that is itself a member of the cooperative.
193.551(1)(d) (d) The articles or bylaws may grant additional votes under par. (a) to a patron member that is a cooperative, based on the amount of equity allocated to or held by the patron member in the cooperative.
193.551(2) (2) Additional votes for delegates.
193.551(2)(a) (a) For a cooperative with districts or other units of patron members, the articles or bylaws may authorize a delegate elected by patron members to have additional votes as provided in this subsection in determining the collective vote of patron members under s. 193.545 (1) (a) .
193.551(2)(b) (b) The articles or bylaws may grant a delegate an additional vote under par. (a) based on a specified amount of business transacted between the patron members represented by the delegate and the cooperative.
193.551(2)(c) (c) The articles or bylaws may grant a delegate an additional vote under par. (a) based upon the amount of equity allocated to or held by the patron members represented by the delegate.