Editing Lawn sign (section)

{{short description|Small advertising signs on a property facing a public area}}
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[[File:Political Lawn Signs in Sioux City, Iowa - 2018 Midterm Election (44792130662).jpg|thumb|Political lawn signs in [[Sioux City, Iowa]] ahead of the [[2018 United States elections]]]]

'''Lawn signs''' (also known as '''yard signs''',<ref>{{cite book |last1=Shaw |first1=Catherine M. |title=The campaign manager: running and winning local elections |date=2018 |publisher=Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group |location=New York |isbn=9780813350790 |edition=6}}</ref> '''bandit signs'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Bandit Signs FAQ |url=https://www.austintexas.gov/sites/default/files/files/Code_Compliance/Bandit_Signs_FAQ_and_Campaign.pdf |website=City of Austin |publisher=City of Austin, Texas |access-date=14 February 2025}}</ref> and '''[[placard]]s''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placard|title=Placard Definition & Meaning|website=[[Merriam-Webster]]|access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref> among other names) are small signs that can be placed on a street-facing [[lawn]] or elsewhere on a property to express the support for an [[election]] candidate, or political position,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lawn-sign|title=Lawn sign - Definition|website=[[Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary]]|access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref> by the property owner (or sometimes to promote a business). They are popular in [[political campaign]]s in the United States and Canada.