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Wis. Stat. § 61.20 (2026)

Election of trustees; terms; number

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61.2061.20 Election of trustees; terms; number.
61.20(1)(1) Villages shall have 6 trustees, except as provided otherwise in sub. (3), whose term of office shall be 2 years, 3 of whom shall be elected each year.
61.20(3)(3) Villages having a population of 350 or less shall have 2 trustees, who together with the president shall constitute the village board, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. One trustee shall be elected each year for a term of 2 years.
61.20(4)(4) Any village may by ordinance change the number of trustees, but such change in the number of trustees shall not affect the term of office of trustees elected prior to the adoption of such ordinance authorizing such change.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1977–2011 · leading case: Dawson v. Town of Jackson, 2011 WI 77, 801 N.W.2d 316.
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Dawson v. Town of Jackson, 2011 WI 77, 801 N.W.2d 316. · cites it 2× “Wis. Stat. § 61.20 . Cities are permitted to determine the number of council members, with an average of six to ten members, but as many as twenty.”
State ex rel. Memmel v. Mundy, 249 N.W.2d 573 (Wis. 1977). “4 Sec. 61.20(4), Stats., effective September 4, 1976.”
State v. Smith, 316 N.W.2d 124 (Wis. Ct. App. 1982). “” Smith contends that subsection (j) is designed to make all of sec. 61.20(16), Stats., and its incorporated sec.”
Wis. Stat. § 61.20(16): 1 case
State v. Smith, 316 N.W.2d 124 (Wis. Ct. App. 1982). “” Smith contends that subsection (j) is designed to make all of sec. 61.20(16), Stats., and its incorporated sec.”
Wis. Stat. § 61.20(4): 1 case
State ex rel. Memmel v. Mundy, 249 N.W.2d 573 (Wis. 1977). “4 Sec. 61.20(4), Stats., effective September 4, 1976.”
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