Boone County, KY Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Zone
- 200 ft of polling place entrance
- Sign limit
- 4 sq. ft., no sound or audio
- Applies
- Election Day only
- Penalty
- Class A misdemeanor, up to $500/1 yr
- Enforced by
- election officers, county clerk, police
- Section
- § 130.03, Ord. 04-14, 10-28-04
Summary
Boone County, Kentucky lets a political sign stay on private property within the 200-foot campaign free zone around a polling place on Election Day, but only if it is no larger than four square feet, emits no sound, and isn't accompanied by a person actively electioneering, per § 130.03.
Nothing in this section shall prohibit the displaying of political signs on private property or a private establishment by a person having a leased or ownership interest in that private property or private establishment within the campaign free zone, regardless of the distance from the polling place provided that the sign is not accompanied by a person engaging in electioneering within the 200-foot campaign free zone, and does not emit any sound and/or is not audio-visual or mechanical that engages in electioneering within the 200-foot campaign free zone and is no larger than four square feet in size.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-28: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2025-20, passed 6-17-25; and State legislation current through KRS 2025).
Full Breakdown
025. Within that zone, electioneering, including displaying signs, distributing campaign literature, soliciting signatures, or soliciting votes, is barred. But subsection (A) carves out a specific exception for political yard signs on private property: a sign may stay up within the 200-foot zone, regardless of exact distance from the polls, as long as no person stands with it actively electioneering, it emits no sound and isn't audio-visual or mechanical, and it is no larger than four square feet. Outside a polling place's 200-foot zone, or on days that aren't Election Day, this section does not apply at all; Boone County's code carries no freestanding political-sign size or timing ordinance for general residential or commercial property.
Subsection (B) authorizes any precinct election officer, the county clerk, a deputy county clerk, or law enforcement to enforce the section at the polls, and subsection (C) designates polling-day grounds, buildings, sidewalks and parking lots as non-public forums.
Violations & Fines
Violating any part of § 130.03, including displaying an oversized or audio-equipped sign within the 200-foot zone while electioneering, is a Class A misdemeanor under Kentucky law, punishable by a fine of up to $500 and up to one year in the county jail per violation (Ord. 04-14, passed 10-28-04). Enforcement at the polls falls to precinct election officers, the county clerk or deputies, and law enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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