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Skip · 09-22-2010, 05:23 AM

Good points RLW, but as always the Devil is in the details.

If you read the portion of the RSA you have highlighted in red, this allows private property owners and individual communities to allow or deny political signs. Some comunities allow unfettered access to town road rights of ways and public squares, while others don't . Many communities regulate signage through the zoning process. Don't be confused by the term "highway" in this particular highlighted passage, as that is an old legal term for any public roadway.

Your second passage highlighted in blue is what allows candidates access to State owned right of ways, with the obvious caveats attached.

So the first passage refers to private properties and Towns & Cities. The second passage is the State policy.

Finally all political signage can remain in place until the second Friday after the election. In the case of a primary the winner loser must abide by this date. The winner can keep signs up from the primary through the election and must remove them by the second Friday after the final vote.

09-22-2010, 05:23 AM	#12
Skip Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Dover, NH Posts: 1,615 Thanks: 256 Thanked 514 Times in 182 Posts	a few more details... Good points RLW, but as always the Devil is in the details. If you read the portion of the RSA you have highlighted in red, this allows private property owners and individual communities to allow or deny political signs. Some comunities allow unfettered access to town road rights of ways and public squares, while others don't . Many communities regulate signage through the zoning process. Don't be confused by the term "highway" in this particular highlighted passage, as that is an old legal term for any public roadway. Your second passage highlighted in blue is what allows candidates access to State owned right of ways, with the obvious caveats attached. So the first passage refers to private properties and Towns & Cities. The second passage is the State policy. Finally all political signage can remain in place until the second Friday after the election. In the case of a primary the winner loser must abide by this date. The winner can keep signs up from the primary through the election and must remove them by the second Friday after the final vote.