Minnesota Campaign Sign Laws: Polling Places, Right-of-Way and Removal

What Minnesota state law says about campaign yard signs: Signs of any size and number may be posted from 46 days before the state primary "until ten days following the state general election." After that, city ordinances apply again. More rules are in the table below. Every rule links to the official text, checked between October 26 and November 2, 2026.

Not legal advice.

This is general information read from the official Minnesota sources linked below between October 26 and November 2, 2026. Cities, counties, the state transportation department and HOAs can add stricter rules. Check with your local election office or your city's code enforcement office before you rely on a date.

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The Minnesota rules, from official sources

Removal

Signs of any size and number may be posted from 46 days before the state primary "until ten days following the state general election." After that, city ordinances apply again.

Window closes Fri Nov 13

Minn. Stat. 211B.045

Polling places

No one may display items such as "signs, banners" naming an on-ballot candidate, party or question within 100 feet of the building with a polling place, or anywhere on the public property it sits on, on election day; during early voting the 100 feet runs from the voting room.

Minn. Stat. 211B.11, subd. 1

Right-of-way and private property

It's a misdemeanor to "place or maintain any advertisement within the limits of any highway" (narrow exceptions such as permitted micromobility facilities). Road authorities remove signs in the right-of-way.

Minn. Stat. 160.2715

When do campaign signs have to come down in Minnesota?

Signs of any size and number may be posted from 46 days before the state primary "until ten days following the state general election." After that, city ordinances apply again. For the November 3, 2026 election: Window closes Fri Nov 13. Many cities set their own deadline, so check with yours.

How to stay inside the Minnesota rules

Get the owner's permission for every yard

Keep the list.

Check the right-of-way rule before signs go near a road

The Minnesota right-of-way rule is in the table above.

Mark the polling-place buffer on your map

Use the distance in the Minnesota polling-place rule above.

Write down where every sign went

You'll need it on take-down day.

Other states

Removal deadlines, polling-place distances and right-of-way rules for 49 states and DC: Campaign sign laws by state.

Taking signs down?

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When do campaign signs have to be removed in Minnesota?

Signs of any size and number may be posted from 46 days before the state primary "until ten days following the state general election." After that, city ordinances apply again. (Minn. Stat. 211B.045) For the November 3, 2026 election: Window closes Fri Nov 13. Not legal advice.

How far do campaign signs need to be from a polling place in Minnesota?

No one may display items such as "signs, banners" naming an on-ballot candidate, party or question within 100 feet of the building with a polling place, or anywhere on the public property it sits on, on election day; during early voting the 100 feet runs from the voting room. (Minn. Stat. 211B.11, subd. 1) Not legal advice.

Where can campaign signs go in Minnesota?

It's a misdemeanor to "place or maintain any advertisement within the limits of any highway" (narrow exceptions such as permitted micromobility facilities). Road authorities remove signs in the right-of-way. (Minn. Stat. 160.2715) Not legal advice.

Laws on this page checked between October 26 and November 2, 2026. Not legal advice.

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