State law K.S.A. 25-2711 bars any Kansas city or county from prohibiting or limiting the number of political signs on private property during the 45 days before and 2 days after an election. Sedgwick County may only regulate size and setback for safety sight lines.
Political signs in Sedgwick County are governed first by Kansas statute. K.S.A. 25-2711 prohibits any city or county from regulating or prohibiting the placement or number of political signs on private property, or on the unpaved right-of-way of city streets or county roads on private property, during the 45-day period before any election and the two-day period after it. Cities and counties may still regulate only the size and a set-back distance so signs do not impede sight lines for safety. The local Wichita-Sedgwick County Sign Code, applied through MAPD, follows this: it allows unlimited temporary signs on private property during the election period, capped at eight square feet in area and five feet in height, no closer than eight
Signs exceeding the size, height, setback, or illumination limits, or blocking traffic sight lines, may be cited under the local sign code. During the protected election window the county cannot remove or limit compliant political signs on private property.
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