Lawn sign

Political scientist Mel Kahn states that lawn signs help build name recognition for candidates.

One randomized field trial found yard signs simply reminding people to vote were able to significantly increase overall voter turnout.

[9] A 2016 study found that lawn signs raise vote shares by slightly more than 1 percentage point and are "on par with other low-tech campaign tactics such as direct mail that generate ... effects that tend to be small in magnitude".

On several occasions, citizens who removed lawn signs on the pretext of cleaning up the clutter and eliminating driver distraction were arrested, sparking a public controversy.

[13][14] In 2010, the Wall Street Journal reported on a then-new type of yard sign designed for improved effectiveness by being cut into shapes or people to deliver a political message.

[15] In the last forty years, there have been two landmark cases from the Supreme Court of the United States on the topic of sign ordinances.

[16] Passing strict scrutiny, which requires that the law be narrowly tailored to achieve a compelling government interest, is an incredibly difficult standard to meet.

[20] Despite these rulings, municipalities and state governments continue to pass unconstitutional sign ordinances which are periodically struck down by courts.

[21] The yard sign protections laid out in Ladue and in Reed do not apply to many Americans because they live in a house or condominium with a restrictive covenant governed by a residential association.

[26] Kansas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia allow homeowners associations and similar organizations to limit or ban political lawn signs only if it is already written in the bylaws.

[26] Arizona and Texas prohibit homeowners associations and similar organizations from banning lawn signs during or around an election.