Mississippi Statewide Rule
Mississippi Political Sign Rules: Disclaimers Required, Banned on Rights-of-Way
Key Facts
- Disclaimer statute
- Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-897
- Highway right-of-way
- Political signs banned
- MDOT sign hold
- Two weeks before disposal
- Complaint route
- County election commissioner
- Yard-sign timing
- No statewide limit
Summary
Every published campaign sign in Mississippi must carry a disclaimer under Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-897: the candidate's name plus an approval statement, or the name of whoever paid for it if the candidate did not approve. Political signs are also barred from state highway rights-of-way.
Miss. Code Ann. 23-15-897 requires all published campaign materials to have the name, of the candidate along with a statement that the message is approved by the candidate; or if the message has not been approved by the candidate, the name of the person, political committee or organization paying for the publication of the message; or if the message has not been approved by the candidate and no person/political committee or organization is identified as having paid for the publication, the entity producing the campaign materials must be identified.
Full Breakdown
Section 23-15-897 requires all campaign materials, signs, placards, posters, advertisements, to identify the candidate and state that the candidate approved the message, or, if unapproved, name the person or committee paying for it. The Mississippi Secretary of State administers this requirement alongside county election commissioners. Separately, the Mississippi Department of Transportation removes political signs placed in state highway rights-of-way with no advance notice, holding them two weeks at the maintenance-area headquarters before disposal; owners may retrieve salvaged signs without penalty. State law sets no timing or size limits for yard signs on private property, those are left to city and county ordinances.
Violations & Penalties
File a written complaint with the county election commissioner under § 23-15-903; it may be referred to the district attorney. Officials who violate Article 27 face fines of $100 to $500, up to six months' jail, or both.
Frequently Asked Questions
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