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 removal shall constitute a temporary vacancy in such office or position.
(3) Temporary vacancies shall be filled as other vacancies are filled, except that no election need be held to fill any part of a temporary vacancy. The term of the person appointed temporarily shall not extend beyond the expiration of the term of the officer or employee who entered federal service. In the event the original officer or employee completes the federal service and returns to the district or municipality during his or her original term of office, the officer or employee may file with the clerk of the district or municipality, within 40 days of completing the federal service, a statement under oath that the federal service has terminated and that the officer or employee elects to resume the office or position. Upon the filing of the statement the term of the temporary officer or employee shall cease, and the returning officer or employee shall be entitled to resume the duties of the office.
History: 1991 a. 316; 1993 a. 246.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 17 - Resignations, vacancies, and removals from office.
17.01 - Resignations to whom made; when effective.
17.015 - Municipal judge: multiple resignations.
17.02 - Notice of resignations.
17.03 - Vacancies, how caused.
17.035 - Vacancies; military leaves.
17.05 - Governor may declare vacancies.
17.06 - Removal of state officers; impeachment; address.
17.07 - Removals; legislative and appointive state officers.
17.08 - Suspension of receiver of moneys.
17.09 - Removal of elective county officers.
17.10 - Removal of appointive county officers.
17.11 - Suspension of district attorney or sheriff.
17.12 - Removal and suspension of city officers.
17.14 - Removal; assessors; boards of review; county boards; procedure.
17.15 - Removals; other officers.
17.16 - Removals; definition; procedure; disqualification.
17.18 - Vacancies, U.S. senator and representative in congress; how filled.
17.19 - Vacancies, elective state offices; how filled.
17.20 - Vacancies in appointive state offices; how filled; terms.
17.21 - Vacancies in elective county offices; how filled; term.
17.22 - Vacancies in appointive county offices; how filled.
17.23 - Vacancies in city offices; how filled.
17.24 - Vacancies in village offices.
17.245 - New city, village or town office, filling.
17.25 - Vacancies in town offices; how filled.
17.26 - Vacancies in school boards; how filled.
17.27 - Vacancies in other offices; how filled.
17.275 - Records of applicants for elective positions.
17.28 - When officers may hold office.