Wisconsin Code § 193.551

Patron member voting based on patronage
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(1) ADDITIONAL VOTE PERMITTED. (a) The articles or bylaws
may authorize patron members to have an additional vote in determining the collective vote of patron members under s. 193.545
(1) (a) as provided in this subsection.
(b) The articles or bylaws may grant a patron member an additional vote under par. (a) if the issue to be voted upon relates to a
specified amount of business transacted between the patron
member and the cooperative.
(c) The articles or bylaws may grant additional votes under
par. (a) to a specified number of patron members who are also patron members of another cooperative that is itself a member of
the cooperative.
(d) The articles or bylaws may grant additional votes under
par. (a) to a patron member that is a cooperative, based on the
amount of equity allocated to or held by the patron member in the
cooperative.
(2) ADDITIONAL VOTES FOR DELEGATES. (a) For a cooperative with districts or other units of patron members, the articles or
bylaws may authorize a delegate elected by patron members to
have additional votes as provided in this subsection in determining the collective vote of patron members under s. 193.545 (1)
(a).
(b) The articles or bylaws may grant a delegate an additional
vote under par. (a) based on a specified amount of business transacted between the patron members represented by the delegate
and the cooperative.
(c) The articles or bylaws may grant a delegate an additional
vote under par. (a) based upon the amount of equity allocated to
or held by the patron members represented by the delegate.

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