[QUOTE=Merrymeeting;254367]
[*]I believe that the placement of the majority of the signs is in violation of NH law, albeit one commonly overlooked. Namely, New Hampshire law (RSA 664:17).It states that campaign signs should not be placed on either private or public property (including highway rights-of way) without the consent of the land owner, and they are not allowed on state highway rights-of-way.
[*]Given many of these are clearly on state-owned land or ROW’s, I find it hard to believe that permission was requested or granted.[/B]
From the very same RSA that you are using...
Where can political signs be posted?
RSA 664:17 regulates the placement of political advertising.
Public property – no political advertising shall be placed or affixed to any public property including highway rights-of-way
Private property – requires the owner's consent
Utility poles/highway signs – no political advertising is allowed
State-owned rights-of-way – political advertising is allowed as long as the advertising does not obstruct the safe flow of traffic and the advertising is placed with the consent of the owner of the land over which the right-of-way passes
Don't get me wrong, I dislike the "trash" on the side of the road as much as the next guy, unfortunately they are legal.
Source:
http://doj.nh.gov/election-law/faq.htm#signs