A question in Haysville comes about with the city pulling political signs out of the ground. This question is over a state law that appears to be in conflict with city law.
One political sign on Haysville City Council member Russ Kessler’s property isn’t the first sign this year, but it’s the first one he says has stayed in his yard.
“I know several people had their signs pulled during (the) primary election,” Kessler says. “I was one of them.”
The City of Haysville passed an ordinance last year putting political signs under the category of “temporary signs.” That change means political signs can only be in yards for 14 days prior to an election.
The problem with the ordinance was that a Kansas statute says no city or county can regulate or prohibit the placement or number of political signs during the 45-day period prior to elections, except for concerns relating to the size of the signs and safety.
The problem made its way to the Kansas vice chair of elections, Rep. Blake Carpenter.
(Read more: KWCH News)