An Act Regarding the Display and Content of Political Signs

Sec. 1. 23 MRSA §1913-A, sub-§1, ¶L,  as enacted by PL 2015, c. 403, §4, is amended to read:

SUMMARY

Current law allows a temporary sign, including, but not limited to, a sign bearing a political message relating to an election, primary or referendum, to be placed in the public right-of-way for a maximum of 6 weeks per calendar year.

This bill allows a temporary sign to be placed in the public right-of-way for a maximum of 12 weeks per calendar year, as long as that sign is not displayed for more than 6 weeks before the event to which the sign relates. This bill also removes the requirement that temporary signs be labeled with the name and address of the entity that placed the sign within the public way and the time period for which the sign will be maintained.