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Two companion bills would clarify where political signs may go; sponsor cites Claremont dispute with attorney general
Summary
House Bill 336 would clarify placement of political advertisements on public rights of way; HB 423 focuses on requiring abutter consent when public property abuts private land. Sponsors said confusion after a Claremont incident and an Attorney General letter prompted the bills; New Hampshire Municipal Association supported HB 336.
Two companion bills on the placement of political signage before the committee would try to resolve long-running confusion about whether and where campaign signs may be placed on public property and rights of way.
Representative Judy Aaron introduced HB 336, saying a dispute in Claremont last year prompted her bill. Aaron described a post-election incident in which signs placed on the town green were removed; the Attorney General’s Office wrote the city saying political signs were forbidden on public property…
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