Crawford County Clerk
- Janet Geisler -
Welcome to the online
access for the Crawford County Clerk's Office. We are located in the
Crawford County Administration Building, Suite 210,
Prairie du Chien
The duties of the County Clerk are
contained in 59.23 of the State Statutes. The
County Clerk's office provides a wide variety of service to the public
such as: issuing marriage licenses; issuing hunting and fishing
licenses; issuing dog licenses; issuing temporary license plates; County
Board proceedings; election results and general financial accounts of
the County. Please feel free to telephone or e-mail if you need
additional information.
It is the goal of the County Clerk's
office to serve the public in an efficient and courteous manner.

County Clerk's Staff: Sharee Severson, Clerk Janet Geisler, Robin
Fisher
2010
Fall Election Dates
Partisan
Primary
September 14
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Attorney General, Sec of State, State
Treasurer,
US
Senator, Rep in Congress, State Senator, Rep to Assembly, County
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Offices
General
Election
November 2
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Offices
Political and campaign signs
Any signs along roadways, including political/campaign signs, pose
potential hazards. Improperly placed signs can:
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Obstruct a
motorist’s view
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Distract a
driver’s attention
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Compound damages
or injuries in the event of a crash
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Endanger the
safety of individuals who are erecting signs along busy highways
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Present obstacles
to crews who maintain (mow) roadways
Political/campaign signs, especially larger billboard-type signs, are
particularly dangerous when placed in vision areas at intersections.
Signs
prohibited on state highway right of way
Wisconsin law prohibits the placement of signs on any
rural or urban portion of the state highway system right of way. This
prohibition applies to commercial advertising and covers political
signs, posters and banners. As a general rule, highway right of way in
rural areas extends to beyond both shoulders and ditches and any
adjoining fence line.
Wisconsin Administrative Code Trans 201.16
details the conditions under which political/campaign signs may be
placed adjacent to the state highway system (state, federal and
interstate highways)
Local municipalities may have additional guidelines regulating the
placement of political signs along county highways or local roads and
streets.
Signs on
private property
Political signs are allowed on private property along the state highway
system without a billboard permit as long as the signs:
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Do not exceed 32
square feet in size
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Contain no
flashing lights or moving parts
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Are put up less
than 45 days before the election*
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Are removed
within one week after the election*
* The Department has suspended enforcement of the restrictions
limiting these signs to 45 days prior to and one week after the
election. The suspension of enforcement activity will continue until the
applicable Administrative Rule can be revised. The need to revise the
rule was prompted by a 2004 ruling of a Federal District Court in
Wisconsin that suggests these time limits may inappropriately limit
political speech.
When placing political yard or lawn signs on private property adjacent
to the state highway system, keep the following guidelines in mind:
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In urban areas,
signs are prohibited from the roadway area to at least one foot past
the sidewalk
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In urban areas
without sidewalks, signs must be at least 15 feet from the pavement
edge
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Signposts, street
name marker posts and most utility poles are all within highway
right of way
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Signs are not
allowed within highway medians
Dealing
with improper political signs
Highway maintenance workers will remove political signs found within
state highway right of way – especially if the signs pose a safety
hazard.
Highway crews are asked to make reasonable attempts to preserve campaign
signs that are taken down and to provide campaign offices with an
opportunity to claim the signs.
Sec. 86.19, Wis. Statutes does
provide for a $10 to $100 fine for signs that violate the law.
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Crawford County
Registered Voters |
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Municipality |
Total registered |
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T. of Bridgeport |
622 |
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T. of Clayton |
524 |
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T. of Eastman |
424 |
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T. of Freeman |
453 |
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T. of Haney |
201 |
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T. of Marietta |
293 |
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T. of PdC |
576 |
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T. of Scott |
308 |
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T. of Seneca |
530 |
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T. of Utica |
436 |
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T. of Wauzeka |
247 |
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V. of Bell Center |
58 |
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V. of DeSoto |
57 |
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V. of Eastman |
232 |
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V. of Ferryville |
144 |
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V. of Gays Mills |
348 |
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V. of Lynxville |
98 |
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V. of Mt. Sterling |
125 |
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V. of S.Grove |
352 |
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V. of Steuben |
74 |
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V. of Wauzeka |
341 |
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City of PdC |
3046 |
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Total |
9489 |
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Updated 04/15/2010 |
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Telephone:
Phone: 608-326-0200
Mail:
Janet Geisler
Crawford County Clerk
225 North Beaumont Road, Suite 210
Prairie du Chien, WI 53821
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