This article is entitled the "Town of Whitewater Election/Eligibility
for Office Ordinance." The purpose of this article is as set forth
in this article.
At the annual spring April election in the odd-numbered years,
the Town of Whitewater shall elect, except as noted herein, the Town
officers specified by this Code and statutes.
Every candidate for an elected office in the Town of Whitewater
shall be nominated by a Town caucus unless the electors have by referendum
or unless the electors have by a Town meeting provided for nomination
of elective Town officers by a nonpartisan primary.
Any person who is a qualified elector in the Town of Whitewater
may hold any elected Town office in the Town of Whitewater. No member
of the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater may, during his or her
term, be eligible for any Town office or Town position which, during
such term, has been created by or the selection to which is vested
in the Town Board of the Town of Whitewater. Any member of the Town
Board of the Town of Whitewater will be eligible for such Town office
or Town position if he or she resigns from the Town Board of the Town
of Whitewater before being appointed to the Town office or Town position
and if the office or position was not created during his or her term
in office.