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Wis. Stat. § 181.0804

Election, designation and appointment of directors

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Covenant Healthcare System, Inc. v. City of Wauwatosa (2011)

Most recently applied in Covenant Healthcare System, Inc. v. City of Wauwatosa (July 2011)

1997 a. 79.

(1) CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS. If the corporation has members, all of the directors except the initial directors shall be elected at the first annual meeting of members, and at each annual meeting thereafter, unless the articles of incorporation or bylaws provide some other time or method of election, or provide that some of the directors are appointed by some other person or are designated.

(2) CORPORATION WITHOUT MEMBERS. If the corporation does not have members, all of the directors except the initial directors shall be elected, appointed or designated as provided in the articles of incorporation or bylaws. If no method of designation or appointment is set forth in the articles of incorporation or bylaws, the directors other than the initial directors shall be elected by the board.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.