Political Sign Alert - Illegal Signs Coming To Your Streets

LABELLE, FL. -- Florida Statutes Chapter 106 regulates political advertising, including campaign signs. Political signs can only be placed on private property with the owner's permission and cannot be placed on public property.

Public property includes:
Roads
Medians
Right of way (ROW)
Sidewalks
Swales
Property adjacent to road containing utilities
State or county road ROW
Utility poles
Public parking
Public parks
Government buildings

They must be removed within 30 days after the election. 
 If political campaign advertisements aren't removed within the specified time, the political subdivision or governmental entity can remove them and charge the candidate the actual cost.

Clewiston rules, in addition to the Florida State laws above say signs can be place up to 60 days before the election and cannot be on side or back property line, or on sides of driveways.

In Hendry County signs can be located on private property during the period from 60
days prior to, and ten days after, any public election in Hendry County. When a primary election occurs
in August, signs do not have to be removed within ten days after the primary election and may,
instead, remain in place until ten days after the general election. 

More rules can be found in Hendry County Code Sec. 1-56-12 on size limitations, etc.

Glades county elections office says Glades County has no political sign rules, and if true only the Florida State rules or city rules would be applicable.

Each county election office is required to give candidates a copy of the political sign rules.