Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §683 is enacted to read:

§683.__Campaign signs

A person may not display any campaign signs, posters or stickers containing a candidate's name or otherwise intending to influence the opinion of any voter on an issue in any local or state election more than 30 days prior to the election.

Sec. 2. 23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶H, as amended by PL 1999, c. 152, Pt. G, §2, is further amended to read:

H. Signs bearing political messages relating to an election, primary or referendum, provided except that these signs may not be placed within the right-of-way prior to 6 weeks 30 days before the election, primary or referendum to which they relate and must be removed by the candidate or political committee not later than one week thereafter; and

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits the display of campaign signs, posters or stickers more than 30 days prior to an election.