Minnesota law strongly protects political signs. Under MN Stat. §211B.045, noncommercial signs of any size may be posted in any number from 46 days before the state primary until 10 days after the general election. Wright County cities cannot cap their number or size in that window.
Cities like Buffalo, Monticello, St. Michael, and Albertville write the local sign codes, but §211B.045 overrides them for noncommercial speech. During the statutory election period — 46 days before the state primary through 10 days after the general election — a resident may post noncommercial signs of any size and in any number, and no city ordinance may limit that. Outside the window, a city may set neutral size and number limits. Sign codes must also stay content-neutral after Reed v. Town of Gilbert (2015): a city may regulate size, height, setback, and placement, but cannot treat a sign differently because of its message. Signs still cannot block traffic sight lines or sit in the public right-of-way.
A local ordinance that caps the number of political signs, or limits their size during the protected election period, is void under MN Stat. §211B.045. Content-neutral size, placement, and right-of-way rules still apply.
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