You Have 5 More Days To Take Down These Signs Or You’re Violating Minnesota Law

Still have some of those campaign signs in your yard? If you don't take them down soon, you could be violating the law.

Did you know Minnesota has a law that regulates just how long one can display a campaign sign in one's yard? Turns out, there is a law on the books here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes that does just that.

And it says that you have until November 18th-- 10 days after the general election this year-- to take those signs down.

THIS story says it's actually part of a state law that prohibits non-commercial yard signs throughout the year. And, you only have 5 days now to take them down.

It might look like something’s missing from your neighborhood over the next several days.

That’s because in many cities, all those political signs decorating people’s lawns have to be removed by Nov. 18. "Come Nov. 18, cities across Minnesota can start enforcing their ordinance that bans noncommercial signs from yards, the League of Minnesota Cities says," according to the article.

The article didn't say if the city of Rochester would be enforcing the law right away, noting that most cities wait until after the first of the year. And, it says, most signs have been removed by the candidate (or their volunteers) by that time anyway, so it usually isn't a problem.