Wisconsin state law protects political signs. Under Wis. Stat. 12.04(3), no county or municipality may regulate the size, shape, placement, or content of a political-message sign on residential property during a campaign period, except limited traffic-safety rules. This overrides local sign codes countywide.
Political signs in Waukesha County are governed by state statute, not the county zoning sign chapter. Wis. Stat. 12.04(3) bars any county or municipality from regulating the size, shape, placement, or content of a sign containing a political message placed on residential property during an election campaign period. Sec. 12.04(4) allows narrow exceptions only where a rule is necessary for traffic or pedestrian safety. The campaign period generally runs from the placement of signs before an election until shortly after it. Homeowners across the county, in both towns and cities, may post yard political signs without a local permit, subject only to safety limits and homeowners-association covenants where applicable.
Local ordinances that try to restrict residential political signs during a campaign are unenforceable under Wis. Stat. 12.04(3); disputes are resolved under state election law.
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