{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-17.09","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 17.09","heading":"Removal of elective county officers.","body":"Elective county officers may be removed from office as follows:\n(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.\n(2) Clerk of circuit court. The clerk of the circuit court, by the judge or a majority of judges of the circuit court for the clerk’s county, for cause.\n(5) Other elective county officers. The sheriff, coroner or register of deeds, by the governor, for cause.","path":["Chs. 13-20, General Organization of the State, Except the Judiciary","Chapter 17 Resignations, Vacancies, And Removals From Office"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/17.09","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:00:08Z","sha256":"c3c16e19f7022166dafb5605d4ed01bbcca06506a39f1778ce3b255804690221","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-17.08","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-17.10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}