The Election Commission does not regulate, mandate or oversee in any way the placement or removal of candidates’ campaign signs. The responsibility for the signs rests solely on the candidate.
Tennessee law prohibits placing campaign signs within 100 feet of the entrance of the building that has an early vote center or Election Day polling place. The 100-foot boundary is marked with a stake in the ground. No signs, literature, or campaigning may take place in the area between the stake and the building.
Please Remember – We are guests in our polling places. Please promptly remove your signs when the election is over.
Signs placed on private property require the permission of the property owner, who has the right to remove your sign if it is on their property without their consent.
Please promptly remove your signs when the election is over.
The Election Commission does not regulate, mandate, or in any way oversee the placement or removal of candidates’ campaign signs outside of polling places. This is the sole responsibility of the candidate.
Candidates must have the permission of a property owner in order to place a campaign sign.
Political signs may not be placed on public right-of-ways.
The Shelby County Election Commission does not accept complaints about political signs. Those complaints should be directed to the Code Enforcement office of each municipality or county where the sign is located.
Complaints about stolen or vandalized campaign signs should be directed to the appropriate police department.
Signs must comply with the related ordinances of Shelby County towns or cities. For your convenience, links below will take you to each of their ordinances and the rules for placing signs near our Operations Center.
