Wisconsin § 221.0609 Vacancy on board.

Wisconsin Statutes

§ 221.0609 — Vacancy on board.

Wisconsin § 221.0609

Ch. 221State banks

Subch.subch. VI of ch. 221 SUBCHAPTER VI

DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

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Wis. Stat. § 221.0609 (2026).

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221.0609 221.0609(1) (1) How filled. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, and except as provided in sub.

(2), if a vacancy occurs on the board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, the vacancy may be filled by any of the following: 221.0609(1)(a) (a) A vote of the shareholders. 221.0609(1)(b) (b) A vote of the board of directors, except that if the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board, the directors may fill a vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all directors remaining in office. 221.0609(2) (2) Voting groups. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group may vote to fill the vacancy

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221.0609
221.0609(1) (1) How filled. Unless the articles of incorporation provide otherwise, and except as provided in sub. (2) , if a vacancy occurs on the board of directors, including a vacancy resulting from an increase in the number of directors, the vacancy may be filled by any of the following:
221.0609(1)(a) (a) A vote of the shareholders.
221.0609(1)(b) (b) A vote of the board of directors, except that if the directors remaining in office constitute fewer than a quorum of the board, the directors may fill a vacancy by the affirmative vote of a majority of all directors remaining in office.
221.0609(2) (2) Voting groups. If the vacant office was held by a director elected by a voting group of shareholders, only the holders of shares of that voting group may vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the shareholders, and only the remaining directors elected by that voting group may vote to fill the vacancy if it is filled by the directors.
221.0609(3) (3) Vacancies at a later date. A vacancy that will occur at a specific later date, because of a resignation effective at a later date under s. 221.0607 (2) or otherwise, may be filled before the vacancy occurs, but the new director may not take office until the vacancy occurs.