ENTITLED An Act to permit the display of campaign signs in municipalities in conjunction with the beginning of absentee voting.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That chapter 9-30 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

A municipality must allow a campaign sign to be placed on private property in a residential, business, commercial, or industrial zone adjacent to a transportation right-of-way by or with the permission of the property owner beginning no later than ten days prior to the day when absentee voting in a primary or general election begins, and must allow the campaign sign to continue to be displayed through election day. A campaign sign displayed pursuant to this section must be removed within the seven days following the election. A municipality may regulate the use of campaign signs pursuant to   9-30-3 in any manner that does not conflict with this section or applicable law.

For the purposes of this section, the term, campaign sign, means a free-standing object identifying and urging a person to vote for or against a particular ballot question or candidate for public office.

An Act to permit the display of campaign signs in municipalities in conjunction with the beginning of absentee voting.