Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 185.14

  • Bylaws: means the bylaws of a cooperative. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01
  • Member: means a person who has been qualified and accepted for membership in an association. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01
  • members: as used in this chapter with respect to the right of a member to vote, voting procedure, the required proportion of member votes, actions that must or may be taken by members, the number of members required for a quorum and the eligibility of directors, means a member or members entitled to vote, unless the bylaws provide otherwise. See Wisconsin Statutes 185.01
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
   (1)    A quorum at a member meeting shall be 10 percent of the first 100 members plus 5 percent of additional members.
   (2)   Unless the bylaws fix a larger number of members to constitute a quorum and except as provided in the bylaws in accordance with s. 185.12 (4) (b) 2., a quorum shall never be more than 50 members nor less than 5 members or a majority of all members, whichever is smaller. Members represented by signed ballots may be counted in computing a quorum only on those motions for which the signed ballots were submitted.