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 campaign sign may 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 on the day when absentee voting in a primary or general election begins and may continue to be displayed through election day. A campaign sign displayed pursuant to this section must be removed within the five 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.
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