Fall River, MA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Display window
- 8 weeks before election
- Removal deadline
- 21 days after election
- Polling-place buffer
- 150 feet
- Consent required
- Property owner's consent
Summary
Fall River allows political signs only with the property owner's consent, permits display for eight weeks before an election, and requires removal within 21 days after election day.
Political signs may be located subject to the consent of property owners. They may be displayed for regular or special municipal elections, state, county or federal elections, to include preliminary and primary elections, for a period of eight weeks prior to election day, and shall be removed within 21 days after election day. In the case of a primary election, the winning candidate may leave signs on display until 21 days following the final election.
B. The property owner shall be responsible for the removal of all signs within the prescribed 21 days after an election. No political sign may be placed on utility poles, other utility device, trees or abandoned buildings. Further, in accordance with the provisions of MGL. c. 53, §§ 70A through 70H, no signs may be displayed within 150 feet from the entrance of a polling place on primary or election day.[1] [1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions).
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4739915; v14 updated 2025-12-23; through 12-23-2025).
Full Breakdown
Political signs need the consent of the property owner where they're placed and may go up eight weeks before a regular, special, state, county, or federal election, including primaries. Signs must come down within 21 days after election day, though a primary winner may keep signs up until 21 days after the final election. No sign may be placed on utility poles, other utility devices, trees, or abandoned buildings, and none may stand within 150 feet of a polling place entrance on primary or election day per MGL c. 53, §§ 70A-70H.
Violations & Fines
Property owners are responsible for removing signs within the 21-day deadline; placement on utility poles, trees, or abandoned buildings, or within 150 feet of a polling place, is prohibited outright and enforceable under the City's general penalty provisions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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