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    Why ODOT might remove your campaign signs before Election Day

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    Campaign signs on lawns are a clear indication that Election day is almost here. You may have seen them on your daily commute to work or on a walk to get some fresh air.

    Do you place campaign signs on your property? If they are too close to the road, the Ohio Department of Transportation will remove them. Here’s why.

    Ohio has a state law on roadside items, including campaign signs

    If you have objects on your lawn, including campaign signs, Ohio law says they must be at least 30 feet from the center of a roadway, according to WBNS-TV.

    Beginning in 1973, Ohio passed a law requiring items, including campaign signs, to be within limits permitted by ODOT.

    Ohio Revised Code 5589.33 stipulates: “No one shall place within the limits of the right-of-way or affix a sign, poster or advertisement on a tree or electric pole in the right-of-way of a public road outside the municipal corporations. »

    If ODOT removes your signs, you can have them returned within 60 days

    If your sign is missing, the Ohio Department of Transportation may have it.

    Anything removed from your lawn by ODOT can be picked up at the nearest ODOT garage within 60 days.

    An ODOT spokesperson told WBNS it is their responsibility to protect the right-of-way.

    “It is ODOT’s responsibility to protect our right-of-way from hazards that could impact motorists, distract drivers or congest our infrastructure. ODOT crews will focus on egregious violations, when they find them, on major highways, exit and entrance ramps, and overpasses, not on residential areas.

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