Minnesota 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 general election, signs of any size and number are protected.
Under Minn. Stat. section 211B.045, all noncommercial signs of any size may be posted in any number beginning 46 days before the state primary in a state general election year and ending 10 days after the state general election. During this window, municipal size and quantity ordinances are preempted. Outside this window, cities retain authority to regulate size and number of noncommercial signs. Content-based restrictions remain limited by the First Amendment under Reed v. Town of Gilbert, and Minnesota courts have applied these principles to local sign codes.
Local ordinances enforcing sign limits during the protected period are unenforceable; aggrieved residents may seek declaratory and injunctive relief in district court.
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