Gilmore candidate Kate Dezarnaulds is at loggerheads with local councils after some of her election signs across the electorate have been removed.

Dezarnaulds claims voters are being denied fair access to information as the federal election campaign heads into its final week before the May 3 vote.

The independent candidate said she has received advice from a respected Senior Counsel confirming that blanket bans on election signage are likely unlawful but council staff in Kiama, Shoalhaven and Eurobodalla have removed signs amid threats of fines of up to $6000 per sign.

Her campaign director, Will Davies, said the removal of the signs had raised serious questions about fairness and democratic access.

"As an independent campaign working with a modest budget, visibility matters," he said.

"Major parties have access to millions of dollars for saturation advertising. Election signs are one of the few affordable ways for independent candidates to reach voters. Removing them tips the scales even further away from fairness."

Davies added that the Kate 4 Gilmore campaign is fully complying with State Environmental Planning Policy to ensure signs are placed within the permitted election period, meet all safety and size requirements and will be removed within seven days of election day.

"Other councils across NSW are allowing signage during the election period where it meets basic requirements," he said.

"But here in Gilmore, we are seeing signs removed within hours of installation, sometimes even on public holidays, and minor issues, such as positioning on front lawns, receiving outsized enforcement responses.

"Gilmore voters deserve a level playing field, not an election campaign where independents are disadvantaged through inconsistent or heavy-handed enforcement."

Dezarnaulds has formally written to all three councils seeking "a review of their approach and a commitment to uphold the principles of fair and open elections".

Member for Kiama Gareth Ward has previously taken aim at candidates who have installed corflutes on public land, calling the practice “visual pollution” and a breach of the rules.

“It’s not a free-for-all. The law is clear, and everyone should play by the same rules” the state member said.

“If a small business was caught doing this, they would be fined – and so too should these candidates.”

Pre-polling opened earlier this week at six locations throughout the Gilmore electorate.