Just a few Reminders
For
Candidates
150' REGULATION
Any candidate, member of a ballot question committee, and/or their workers, are prohibited from remaining within 150 feet of a polling location…for the purpose of greeting and/or promoting any candidacy or cause to be voted on at that election.
ELECTION RULES within 150 feet:
No posting, exhibition, circulation, or distribution of material - - including posters, stickers, cards, handbills, placards, pictures or circulars - - intended to influence the action of the voter; M.G.L. 54 Sec. 65
No solicitation of votes for or against, or any other form of promotion or opposition of, any person or political party or position on a ballot question, to be voted on at the current election; 950 C.M.R. Sec. 52.03(22)(d); 53.03(18)(d), 54.04(22)(d)
No holding any campaign signs, handing any person literature intended to influence the voter’s action at the polls; wearing any campaign buttons or identifying signage; soliciting a person’s vote for or against a candidate or question on the ballot; or distributing stickers
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT POLITICAL SIGNS...
1. Political signs DO NOT need a sign permit if the size of the sign does not exceed 6 square feet (2" x 3").
2. A political sign cannot be displayed more than 42 days before the election or more than 2 days after the election.
3. A political sign cannot be placed on any tree, utility pole, traffic sign, or similar fixtures. No sign may be placed on any public property or placed on property so that the sign encroaches on public property.
If a violation of the sign by-law occurs, your sign will be removed and discarded. If you have any questions about sign regulations please call the Community Development at 781-942-9010.
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