Wisconsin Code § 193.561

Voting by business entities, subsidiaries, legal representatives, and holders of security interests
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(1) MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS HELD BY A BUSINESS ENTITY. If a
member entitled to vote is a business entity, the chairperson of
the board, chief executive officer, or other authorized agent of the
member may cast the member’s votes.
(2) MEMBERSHIP INTEREST HELD BY SUBSIDIARY OF COOPERATIVE. Except as provided in the articles or bylaws or sub. (3), if
a member is a subsidiary of the cooperative, the member may not
vote.
(3) MEMBERSHIP INTEREST HELD IN FIDUCIARY CAPACITY BY
COOPERATIVE. Membership interests held in a fiduciary capacity
by the cooperative or a subsidiary of the cooperative are not entitled to vote, except to the extent that the settlor or beneficiary is
entitled to vote and either exercises the right to vote or instructs
the cooperative or subsidiary on how to vote.
(4) MEMBERSHIP INTEREST CONTROLLED BY CERTAIN REPRESENTATIVES. Except as provided in subs. (3) and (5), if a person,
in the capacity of a personal representative, administrator, executor, guardian, or conservator, or in a similar capacity, controls the
membership interest of a member entitled to vote, the person may
vote on behalf of the member.
(5) MEMBERSHIP INTEREST CONTROLLED BY TRUSTEE IN
BANKRUPTCY OR RECEIVER. If a trustee in bankruptcy or a receiver controls the membership interest of a member entitled to
vote, the trustee or receiver may vote on behalf of the member if
authorized to do so by the court appointing the trustee or receiver.
(7) HOLDERS OF SECURITY INTEREST. The granting of a security interest in a membership interest does not entitle the holder
of the security interest to vote.

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