The qualifications, powers and duties of election
officials, the preparation, form and distribution of ballots, the
method of voting and the procedure for ascertaining and certifying
the result shall be the same as that prescribed for general elections
by the Wisconsin Statutes, except as hereinafter provided in this
chapter.
Regular municipal elections shall be held on
the first Tuesday of April in each year.
Special elections shall be held according to
law at such time and place as the Village Board shall designate.
The elective officers of the Village shall be
the President, six Trustees and the Municipal Judge.
[Amended 12-19-2011 by Ord. No. 2001]
The terms of office of the President and Trustees
shall be three years, with two Trustees being elected annually. The
term of office of the Municipal Judge shall be four years.
A vacancy in any elective office shall be filled
in accordance with the provisions of state law.
[Amended 12-2-2013 by Ord. No. 2030]
All persons who are United States citizens,
18 years or older, and who have been bona fide residents of the Village
of Shorewood for 28 days preceding a municipal election therein, and
who are otherwise qualified under the Constitution and the Wisconsin
Statutes, shall be entitled to vote at any municipal election held
in the Village.
