{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-17.245","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 17.245","heading":"New city, village or town office, filling.","body":"Whenever an elective office is created in a city, village or town pursuant to law or ordinance, the office shall not be deemed vacant until it has first been filled by the electorate, except that if a city, village or town enacts an ordinance or bylaw creating a municipal court under s. 755.01 before the December 1 preceding the spring election the office of municipal judge for that court shall be considered vacant and a temporary appointment may be made by the city, village or town governing body pending the election of the initial elected occupant of the office.","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/17.245","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":"b50de9a1768dbb0d896ab24246ad2cb398470a5f637a7068fa043affbefe12bc","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-17.24","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-17.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}