17.001 – Definition.
17.001 Definition. In this chapter, unless qualified, “ cause” means inefficiency, neglect of duty, official misconduct, or malfeasance in office. History: 2001 a. 103 s. 21.
17.01 – Resignations to whom made; when effective.
17.01 Resignations to whom made; when effective. Resignations of public officers shall be made as follows: (1) By the governor, lieutenant governor or any officer appointed by the legislature, to the legislature, if in session; otherwise by the governor or lieutenant governor, to the secretary of state, and by an officer appointed by the legislature, […]
17.015 – Municipal judge: multiple resignations.
17.015 Municipal judge: multiple resignations. If a municipal judge is elected under s. 755.01 (4), the judge shall submit resignations to each applicable officer or board under s. 17.01. History: 1985 a. 89.
17.02 – Notice of resignations.
17.02 Notice of resignations. Notice of resignations, in addition to those provided for in s. 17.01, shall be given forthwith as follows: (1) Senators and members of congress. Of the resignation of a United States senator or member of congress from this state, by the senator or member of congress to the secretary of state. […]
17.025 – Temporary vacancies.
17.025 Temporary vacancies. (1) Existence. Whenever the duly qualified incumbent of an office enumerated in sub. (4) is found to be unable to perform all of the functions of the office by incapacitation caused by illness or injury of any nature, a temporary vacancy exists. (2) How convened. (a) Voluntary petition. Whenever the incumbent of […]
17.03 – Vacancies, how caused.
17.03 Vacancies, how caused. Except as otherwise provided, a public office is vacant when: (1) The incumbent dies. (2) The incumbent resigns. (3) The incumbent is removed. (4) The incumbent ceases to be a resident of: (a) This state; or (b) If the office is legislative, the district from which elected; or (bm) If the […]
17.035 – Vacancies; military leaves.
17.035 Vacancies; military leaves. (1) If an elected or appointed official or employee of any city, village, town or school district however organized shall enter the armed forces of the United States and shall remove himself or herself temporarily from the municipality or district for which that person is an officer or employee such temporary […]
17.05 – Governor may declare vacancies.
17.05 Governor may declare vacancies. The governor may declare vacant the office of any state officer required by law to execute an official bond whenever a judgment is obtained against such officer for a breach of the conditions of such bond.
17.06 – Removal of state officers; impeachment; address.
17.06 Removal of state officers; impeachment; address. (1) Any civil officer of this state may be removed from office by impeachment for corrupt conduct in office, or for crimes and misdemeanors as provided in article VII, section 1, of the constitution; and any supreme court justice or circuit court judge may also be removed from […]
17.07 – Removals; legislative and appointive state officers.
17.07 Removals; legislative and appointive state officers. Removals from office of legislative and appointive state officers may be made as follows: (1) Officers elected by either house of the legislature, by the house that elected them, at pleasure. (2) State officers appointed by the legislature, by that body, at pleasure; or by the governor during […]
17.08 – Suspension of receiver of moneys.
17.08 Suspension of receiver of moneys. (1) The governor may summarily suspend from office any appointive state officer who collects, receives or handles public moneys, if it appears to the governor by reason of action, proceedings, charges or credible information that the officer has in any particular willfully neglected the officer’s duty in connection with […]
17.09 – Removal of elective county officers.
17.09 Removal of elective county officers. Elective county officers may be removed from office as follows: (1) County clerk; treasurer; surveyor; supervisor. The county clerk, county treasurer or surveyor, or a county supervisor, by the county board, for cause, by a vote of two-thirds of all the supervisors entitled to seats on such board. (2) […]
17.10 – Removal of appointive county officers.
17.10 Removal of appointive county officers. (1) Appointed by governor. County officers appointed by the governor may be removed at pleasure by the governor. (2) Appointed by county board. County officers appointed by the county board may be removed at pleasure by the county board. All removals may be made by an affirmative vote of […]
17.11 – Suspension of district attorney or sheriff.
17.11 Suspension of district attorney or sheriff. (1) If any district attorney or sheriff is arrested for or charged with any offense against the laws of this state, or if the governor is credibly informed that any district attorney or sheriff is guilty of any offense against the laws of this state, or that proceedings […]
17.12 – Removal and suspension of city officers.
17.12 Removal and suspension of city officers. (1) General and special charter. Officers of cities, except public officials, as defined in s. 62.51 (1) (b), operating under the general law or under special charter including school officers, may be removed as follows: (a) Elective. Elective officers by recall as provided in s. 9.10, or by […]
17.13 – Removal of village, town, town sanitary district, school district, and technical college officers.
17.13 Removal of village, town, town sanitary district, school district, and technical college officers. Officers of towns, town sanitary districts, villages, school districts, and technical college districts may be removed as follows: (1) Appointive officers. Except as provided in s. 60.30 (1e) (c) and (f), any appointive village, town, town sanitary district, school district and […]
17.14 – Removal; assessors; boards of review; county boards; procedure.
17.14 Removal; assessors; boards of review; county boards; procedure. Any assessor and any member of a board of review or of a county board of supervisors, in addition to being removable as otherwise provided, may be removed by the circuit court for the county of the assessor or member, as follows: (1) Assessors. Any assessor […]
17.15 – Removals; other officers.
17.15 Removals; other officers. (1) Joint county institutions. Any member of the governing body of any joint county school, hospital, sanatorium, asylum or other joint county institution, appointed by the county board of any county, may be removed at pleasure by said county board; and any other officer of any such institution may be removed […]
17.16 – Removals; definition; procedure; disqualification.
17.16 Removals; definition; procedure; disqualification. (1) Removals from office at pleasure shall be made by order, a copy of which shall be filed as provided by sub. (8), except that a copy of the order of removal of a circuit court commissioner shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court. […]
17.17 – Notice of vacancies.
17.17 Notice of vacancies. Notice of vacancies occurring otherwise than by resignation shall be given forthwith as follows: (1) Senators and members of congress. In the office of United States senator or member of congress from this state, by the county clerk of the county wherein such officer resided at the time of election, to […]