Political Signs
Sign Regulations
Rules for posting political campaign signs on your property, including size limits, how early you can put them up, and when they must come down.
How Political Signs Rules Differ by Place
Anaheim, CA: Anaheim Political Sign Regulations
Heavy RestrictionsAnaheim allows temporary political campaign signs up to 35 sq ft without a building permit under AMC 4.04. Signs must be removed within 30 days after the election. Signs in the public…
Brentwood, CA: Signs: Political Signs
Heavy RestrictionsPolitical signs on private property in Brentwood are treated the same as other non-commercial yard signs under the city's content-neutral sign ordinance. State law limits the city's…
Citrus Heights, CA: Signs: Political Signs
Heavy RestrictionsPolitical signs on private residential property are protected political speech under the First Amendment. Citrus Heights cannot ban political signs but may regulate content-neutral…
Birmingham, AL: Birmingham Political Signs Exempt From Permits
Few RestrictionsBirmingham's zoning sign ordinance lists political signs among the displays exempt from the city's sign permit requirement, so a campaign yard sign or event sign doesn't need…
Chandler, AZ: Chandler Political Sign Regulations
Few RestrictionsPolitical signs in Chandler are protected under Arizona law (ARS 16-1019), which limits municipal authority to regulate political signage. Signs may be displayed on private property…
Coconino County, AZ: Coconino County Political Sign Rules
Few RestrictionsArizona strongly protects political signs. A.R.S. §16-1019 lets you place them in the public right-of-way from 71 days before an election through 15 days after, and Coconino County's…
Political Signs Rules by State
Statewide law governs this topic in many states. Each entry links to that state's full page.
Alabama
Some RestrictionsAlabama state law restricts placement of political campaign signs in public rights-of-way, on state highways, and on state property. Cities can regulate residential placement, but…
Arizona
Few RestrictionsArizona state law preempts municipal restrictions on temporary political signs in public rights-of-way during election periods, limiting what cities and counties can prohibit or remove.
Arkansas
Heavy RestrictionsArkansas Code 27-67-304 prohibits political campaign signs and other private signage within state highway rights-of-way. The Arkansas Department of Transportation removes violating…
California
Few RestrictionsCalifornia Civil Code Section 4710 universally prohibits homeowner associations from banning noncommercial political signs on owner-occupied separate interest property, overriding any…
Colorado
Few RestrictionsColorado state law prohibits homeowner associations from banning political signs on member property during election periods, preempting any conflicting HOA covenants statewide.
Connecticut
Light RestrictionsConnecticut sets no statewide content rules for political signs: size, number, and time limits are left to towns. The one statewide limit is General Statutes Sec. 13a-123, which bars…
Delaware
Some RestrictionsDelaware protects political speech through the First Amendment but prohibits all signs, including political ones, within state highway rights-of-way under DelDOT regulations. Title 17…
District of Columbia
Some RestrictionsThe District lets political posters go up on public lampposts without a permit, but 24 DCMR 108 dates each poster, caps display at 180 days, limits three copies per block side, and…
Florida
Some RestrictionsFlorida has no statewide statute that fully preempts municipal regulation of political signs on private property, but F.S. 720.304(2) protects homeowners' rights to display one…
Georgia
Some RestrictionsGeorgia state law restricts placement of political and outdoor advertising signs on state highway rights-of-way and regulates them under the Outdoor Advertising Control Act, while…
Hawaii
Some RestrictionsHawaii's billboard ban (HRS 264-72) does not list political signs among its exemptions. Campaign signs are instead allowed on private property with the owner's consent, but HDOT bars…
Idaho
Some RestrictionsIdaho Code 55-3209 prevents homeowners associations from prohibiting political sign displays statewide. HOAs may impose only reasonable time, place, and manner rules and must give…
Illinois
Some RestrictionsIllinois condominium law bars board rules that impair First Amendment rights, protecting unit owners' political sign displays, but no comparable statute covers HOA political signs…
Indiana
Few RestrictionsIndiana Code 32-21-13 prohibits homeowners associations and restrictive covenants from banning political yard signs during a protected window. HOAs may impose only reasonable size…
Iowa
Some RestrictionsIowa Code 68A.405 and 68A.406 set uniform statewide rules for political sign attribution statements, placement, and size thresholds; these requirements apply regardless of city…
Kansas
Few RestrictionsKansas state law prohibits cities and counties from regulating the placement or number of political signs on private property during the 45 days before any election and the two days…
Kentucky
Some RestrictionsKentucky political signs receive First Amendment protection that limits content-based local regulation. State law restricts placement on highway rights-of-way and within polling place…
Louisiana
Some RestrictionsLouisiana Revised Statutes 18:1462 prohibits campaigning, electioneering, and political signs within 600 feet of any polling place entrance on election day. This statewide restriction…
Maine
Few RestrictionsMaine regulates political sign placement primarily through 23 MRS § 1913-A (signs within public ways) and 23 MRS § 1914-B (political signs at the polling place). Political signs are…
Maryland
Some RestrictionsMaryland bans placing any sign, including political campaign signs, within a State highway right-of-way under Transportation § 8-605(f). The State Highway Administration, law…
Michigan
Some RestrictionsMichigan election law universally prohibits political signs and electioneering within 100 feet of any polling place entrance on Election Day, applying uniformly across all…
Minnesota
Few RestrictionsMinnesota Statute 211B.045 preempts municipal regulation of noncommercial signs during a defined election window. From 46 days before the state primary through 10 days after the…
Mississippi
Some RestrictionsEvery published campaign sign in Mississippi must carry a disclaimer under Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-897: the candidate's name plus an approval statement, or the name of whoever paid for…
Missouri
Few RestrictionsMissouri RSMo 442.404 prohibits homeowners' associations and deed restrictions from banning the display of political signs on residential property. HOAs may adopt only reasonable rules…
Montana
Few RestrictionsPolitical signs in Montana are protected by the First Amendment and Article II of the Montana Constitution. Following Reed v. Town of Gilbert, content-based restrictions on political…
Nebraska
Heavy RestrictionsNebraska state law prohibits placing political campaign signs or any signs on state highway and interstate right-of-way. The Department of Transportation enforces this rule statewide…
Nevada
Few RestrictionsNevada law protects the right of residents to display political signs on their private property and limits the ability of homeowners associations to restrict political speech, though…
New Hampshire
Few RestrictionsNew Hampshire RSA 664:17 establishes statewide rules for political advertising signs, governing placement on public rights-of-way, removal deadlines, and preempting conflicting local…
New York
Light RestrictionsIn New York, affixing a political sign, poster, or notice to property you neither own nor have permission to use, a utility pole, highway structure, or another person's land, is…
North Carolina
Some RestrictionsNorth Carolina law permits political signs in state highway rights-of-way during election periods with size and timing restrictions.
North Dakota
Heavy RestrictionsNorth Dakota law restricts political and outdoor advertising signs within state highway rights-of-way and along interstate and primary highways, preempting local rules that conflict…
Ohio
Some RestrictionsOhio Revised Code Section 3517.20 universally requires identification disclaimers on political campaign signs, while ORC 5589.33 prohibits placing signs in the rights-of-way of public…
Oklahoma
Some RestrictionsOklahoma law makes it unlawful to place any sign, including a campaign sign, on or overhanging a state or federal highway right-of-way. Such signs are a public nuisance that the…
Pennsylvania
Some RestrictionsPlacing a political sign, banner, or any advertising matter within the legal limits of a Pennsylvania state highway is unlawful without PennDOT's written consent under Section 425 of…
Rhode Island
Some RestrictionsRhode Island has no standalone political-sign statute. Signs along state highways fall under the Outdoor Advertising law, RIGL § 24-10.1-3, which bans all outdoor advertising except…
South Carolina
Some RestrictionsSouth Carolina Code Section 57-25-10 makes it unlawful to place any sign, including a campaign or political sign, within a state highway right-of-way where it is visible from the…
South Dakota
Few RestrictionsSouth Dakota has NO codified statewide political-sign statute. SDCL Chapter 31-29 (Advertising Adjacent to Highways) regulates commercial outdoor advertising along interstate and…
Tennessee
Few RestrictionsTennessee cities cannot ban political signs on private residential property; content-neutral size, setback, and duration rules are allowed under First Amendment limits (Reed v. Town of…
Texas
Few RestrictionsTexas Election Code 259.003 and Election Code Section 259.002 protect political signs on private residential property. Cities cannot regulate compliant signs at any time, and HOAs…
Utah
Some RestrictionsUtah Code Title 20A Chapter 17 governs political campaign signs statewide. Municipalities may impose only content-neutral, politically neutral restrictions, and may not bar political…
Vermont
Some RestrictionsVermont law restricts political signs in state highway rights-of-way and sets statewide content-neutral limits. Municipalities may regulate placement on private property but cannot ban…
Virginia
Heavy RestrictionsVirginia state law creates a 40-foot prohibited area around polling place entrances on election day where political signs and electioneering are forbidden statewide.
West Virginia
Some RestrictionsWest Virginia Code 17-19-1 prohibits any sign, including campaign signs, on or over state highway right-of-way. WVDOH right-of-way generally extends 20 feet from a road centerline…
Wisconsin
Few RestrictionsWisconsin protects the display of political signs on private property. Wis. Stat. 12.04 limits how municipalities may restrict residential political signs, and Wis. Stat. 12.13(3)(h)…
Wyoming
Significant RestrictionsWyoming's Election Code bars placing campaign signs on any state or political-subdivision property. Signs go in a municipality's street right-of-way only where the city's rules allow…
Cities & Counties with Political Signs Rules
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