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AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
BADGER GIRLS STATE
LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT
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You will be participating in city, county and state government based on Wisconsin laws. All citizens will take part in all three levels of government since you live in a city and a county in American Legion Auxiliary Badger Girls State. The government and its laws will be yours. You are eligible to be a candidate for only one of the offices on one of those levels of government.
Girls State is divided into seven counties and fifteen cities:
| Counties | Cities |
| Babcock | Ashby and Birch |
| Dewey | Butternut and Cedar |
| Fairchild | Elm and Hawthorn Glen |
| Garner | Hickory and Maple |
| Hoard | Oakwood and Pine Grove |
| Wilder | Spruce and Sycamore |
| Wright | Tamarack and Willow Springs |
| City Officials Elected in each City at Non-Partisan Election: | County Officials Elected in each County at Partisan Election: | State Officers |
| Mayor | County Executive | Governor - partisan |
| 4 Alderman - 1 from each District | County Clerk | Lt. Governor - partisan |
| City Clerk | County Treasurer | Secretary of State - partisan |
| City Treasurer | Sheriff | State Treasurer - partisan |
| City Attorney | Surveyor | Attorney General - partisan |
| 4 Members of Board of Education | Coroner | Senators - partisan (14 Senatorial Districts) |
| Note: ALABGS cities use the Mayor-Council form of organization. The Mayor will appoint additional officials. | Clerk of Courts | Representatives - partisan (28 Assembly Districts) |
| District Attorney | State Superindent of Public Instruction (non-partisan) | |
| Register of Deeds | Supreme Court Justice (non- partisan) | |
| Circuit Judge ( non-partisan, but will be elected with other county officials) | ||
| County Board of Supervisors (non-partisan) | ||
| A total of 16 Supervisors serve as the governing body for each county. Supervisors elected at large in county elections. Additional officials will be appointed |
