Political signs on your own yard are strongly protected. Sarpy County and its cities regulate signs only on content-neutral terms after Reed v. Town of Gilbert, so a yard sign faces neutral size and placement limits, not message-based ones.
Nebraska has no statute restricting residential political signs, so the rules come from local zoning sign codes in Bellevue, Papillion, La Vista, Gretna, and unincorporated Sarpy County. Since Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015), those codes must stay content-neutral: a city cannot give a political sign a smaller size cap or a shorter display window than other temporary signs because of its message. A homeowner may post political signs on private property, subject only to neutral size, height, and setback limits. Signs in the public right-of-way, on utility poles, or on traffic signs are removed. Along I-80 and Highways 75 and 370, NDOT controls right-of-way advertising under §39-212 et seq.
A sign ordinance that singles out political messages — a special size cap, a permit, or a post-election removal deadline aimed at political content — is unconstitutional and unenforceable. Neutral size and placement limits still apply.
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