Kentucky Political Yard Sign Rules
What Kentucky law actually says about campaign and political yard signs — where they are protected, where they get removed, and how close you can get to the polls. Every rule below links to the text it came from.
Kentucky bars electioneering within 100 feet of any unlocked entrance used by voters, and within 100 feet of an absentee drop box. Displaying signs is named as electioneering.
Source: KRS 117.235(3)
Kentucky rules worth knowing
KRS 117.235(7)
Kentucky protects signs on your own property even inside the campaign free zone: someone with an ownership or leased interest may display political signs on that private property regardless of the distance from the polling place. The exception is where the polling place itself sits on that property.
KRS 177.106
A sign on a state-maintained right-of-way is an encroachment that needs a permit. The state can order it removed within seven days at your expense, and the civil fines run $500 for a first violation, $1,000 for a second within three years and $2,000 for a third.
The rule that catches most people
Wherever you are, the public right-of-way is where signs get taken. It reaches further from the pavement than most people expect, and it usually includes the ditch. The field test: if the sign sits between a utility pole and the road, or on the road side of the fence line, it is probably on public land.
And remember your town has its own sign ordinance. State law is the floor, not the whole answer — size and placement on a city lot are usually set locally, and the local rule is the one enforced by the officer who drives past your sign every day.
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Martin Graphics is a sign shop, not a regulatory agency or a law firm. We publish this as a courtesy and keep it as accurate as we can, but sign rules differ from town to town and change often. Nothing here is legal advice. You are solely responsible for confirming and meeting the rules that apply where your signs go.