White County, AR Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

00, adopted by Ordinance 2003-011 to keep county road right-of-ways clean and unobstructed so road crews can safely maintain them, prohibits placing billboards or signs, of any kind or type, in the right-of-way of any county road, for whatever purpose. The ban applies to everyone except the State of Arkansas and any municipality or incorporated town that receives authorization from the White County Judge, so a resident who stakes a campaign sign, a garage-sale sign, or a commercial billboard in the ditch along a county road is covered by the same rule.

Because the ordinance carries no carve-out for election-season signage, a candidate's yard sign placed in the right-of-way rather than on private property is treated exactly like a billboard for enforcement purposes. When the White County Judge finds a sign in the right-of-way, the Judge sends the person or entity written notice, and the sign must come down within thirty days of receipt. A person who disagrees that their sign sits in the right-of-way can file a formal cause of action in White County Court within that same thirty-day window; missing the deadline waives the right to contest removal.

The ordinance repeals any conflicting prior county ordinance to the extent of the conflict. White County has no separate zoning ordinance governing sign size, height, or spacing, so this right-of-way placement rule is the only county-level sign restriction that reaches political signs in unincorporated areas; incorporated cities such as Searcy and Beebe regulate signs under their own codes.