Political signs in Milwaukee County are governed by Wisconsin state law. Under Wis. Stat. 12.04, no county or municipality may regulate the size, shape, placement, or content of a political sign on residential property, except as needed for traffic or pedestrian safety.
Milwaukee County has no political-sign ordinance, and any city or village rule is limited by Wisconsin state law. Wis. Stat. 12.04 lets any individual place a political-message sign on residential property they own or occupy during a campaign period, and it bars a county or municipality from regulating the size, shape, placement, or content of such a sign unless a regulation is necessary for traffic or pedestrian safety. A renter has the same right as the owner in areas the renter exclusively occupies. The statute does not authorize signs in the public right-of-way; the state or a municipality may remove signs in a highway right-of-way or where they create a hazard. Residents otherwise have broad rights to display yard signs.
Placing a political sign in a highway right-of-way, or where it blocks driver or pedestrian sight lines, can lead to removal and possible forfeiture. Signs on private residential property are broadly protected under Wis. Stat. 12.04.
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