Nebraska Campaign Sign Laws: Polling Places and Right-of-Way
What Nebraska state law says about campaign yard signs: No electioneering inside a polling place or within two hundred feet of its entrances while it's set up for voting, and within two hundred feet of a secure ballot drop box during the ballot period. State highway sign law says nothing in it allows anyone "except the department, to erect signs within the right-of-way of any portion of the state highway system." 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska rules, from official sources
Polling places
No electioneering inside a polling place or within two hundred feet of its entrances while it's set up for voting, and within two hundred feet of a secure ballot drop box during the ballot period. Subject to local ordinance, yard signs are allowed on private property within that zone if it isn't under common ownership with the polling-place property.
Neb. Rev. Stat. 32-1524
Right-of-way and private property (state highways)
State highway sign law says nothing in it allows anyone "except the department, to erect signs within the right-of-way of any portion of the state highway system."
Neb. Rev. Stat. 39-215
When do campaign signs have to come down in Nebraska?
We haven't verified a statewide Nebraska removal deadline yet. Many removal deadlines come from city or county sign ordinances, so call your city or county code office.
How to stay inside the Nebraska 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 Nebraska right-of-way rule is in the table above.
Mark the polling-place buffer on your map
Use the distance in the Nebraska 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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How far do campaign signs need to be from a polling place in Nebraska?
No electioneering inside a polling place or within two hundred feet of its entrances while it's set up for voting, and within two hundred feet of a secure ballot drop box during the ballot period. Subject to local ordinance, yard signs are allowed on private property within that zone if it isn't under common ownership with the polling-place property. (Neb. Rev. Stat. 32-1524) Not legal advice.
Where can campaign signs go in Nebraska?
State highway sign law says nothing in it allows anyone "except the department, to erect signs within the right-of-way of any portion of the state highway system." (Neb. Rev. Stat. 39-215) Not legal advice.
When do campaign signs have to be removed in Nebraska?
We haven't verified a statewide Nebraska removal deadline yet. Many removal deadlines come from city or county sign ordinances, so call your city or county code office. Not legal advice.
Laws on this page checked between October 26 and November 2, 2026. Not legal advice.
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