Advisory Opinions: Campaign Signs

AO 2004-01: Permitted and Prohibited Placement of Campaign Yard Signs

*Rescinded by Opinion 2004-05

AO 2004-02: Yard Signs 32 Square Feet or Less Exempt from Attribution/Opinion 01-17 Rescinded

*rule 4.39(2)"a". So long as the total dimension of the sign is 32 square feet or less the sign does not have to contain a “paid for by” attribution.

AO 2004-05: Permitted and Prohibited Placement of Campaign Signs/Opinion 2004-01 Rescinded

*Rescinded by Opinion 2005-07

AO 2004-13: Signs on Personal Vehicles/Opinions 2000-27, 2000-28 & 2000-32 Rescinded

*rules in chapter 5. The Board will no longer interpret the campaign laws as prohibiting personal vehicles with campaign signs from being parked on public prope

AO 2004-14: Prohibition on Renting Corporate Property to Place Sign/Opinion 2001-02 Modified

The Board believes that candidates and committees that advocate for or against the nomination, election, or defeat of candidates may not rent or lease space fro

AO 2005-07: Permitted and Prohibited Placement of Campaign Signs/Opinion 2004-05 Rescinded

*modified by opinion 2007-07. This opinion applies solely to campaign signs for state and local campaigns as the Board does not have jurisdiction over federal c

AO 2005-19: Campaign Signs on Insurance Company Property when Owned as Franchise-Recinded

*rescinded by 2016-03

AO 2007-07: Permitted and Prohibited Placement of Campaign Signs/Opinion 2005-07 Modified

modified by opinion 2008-14.

AO 2008-12: Campaign Sign Placement

The law has been amended to remove distinctions among signs placed within 300 feet of a polling place on Election Day, a location for satellite voting, or a loc

AO 2008-14: Permitted and Prohibited Placement of Campaign Signs/Opinion 2007-07 Modified

Modifies AO 2007-07. This opinion applies solely to campaign signs for state and local campaigns as the Board does not have jurisdiction over federal candidates