Edmonds, WA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Removal deadline
- within 10 days after the election
- Earliest posting
- declaration of candidacy or 60 days before election
- Off-premises number cap
- none
- Where allowed
- all zones on-premises; right-of-way off-premises
- Penalty
- misdemeanor, $25/day fine
Summary
Edmonds allows campaign signs in every zone as temporary signage, with no numeric cap on off-premises postings. Off-premises signs may go up no earlier than the candidate's declaration of candidacy or 60 days before the election, whichever gives the longer lead time, and must come down within 10 days after the election.
A. On-premises campaign signs are permitted as a form of temporary signage in all zones, subject to the maximum sign size limitations set forth in ECDC 20.60.080. B. Off-premises campaign signs are permitted as a form of temporary signage in the public right-of-way; provided, that the following requirements are met: 1. All campaign signs shall be posted in accordance with the regulations set forth in ECDC 20.60.080(B). 2. All off-premises campaign signs shall be removed within 10 days after the primary, general, or special election to which they pertain. 3. Off-premises campaign signs shall be posted and displayed no earlier than upon declaration of candidacy in accordance with Chapter 29.15 RCW, or other formal registration or certification of the candidate, party, initiative, referendum or other ballot issue for an upcoming election, or 60 days prior to the election, whichever time period is greater. C. There is no maximum number of off-premises campaign signs that may be posted.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 4444, passed August 3, 2026).
Full Breakdown
060 treats campaign signs as a form of temporary signage. 080 (up to 6 square feet in the LDR and RM residential zones, 20 square feet in the BN, BP, BC, BD, CW and NCH zones, and 30 square feet in the CG zone). Off-premises campaign signs, meaning signs posted somewhere other than the candidate's or measure's own property, are allowed in the public right-of-way, which is not true of most other off-premises temporary signage. 15 RCW, or a comparable formal registration for a party, initiative, referendum or other ballot measure, or 60 days before the election, whichever period gives the longer display window.
Subsection (B)(2) requires all off-premises campaign signs to come down within 10 days after the primary, general, or special election to which they pertain. 080(B)(6), subsection (C) expressly states there is no maximum number of off-premises campaign signs that may be posted citywide.
Violations & Fines
Campaign signs that stay up beyond the 10-day post-election removal window, or that are posted before the declaration-of-candidacy/60-day window opens, are enforced under ECDC 20.60.100. The planning director issues written notice of the violation and a correction deadline; failure to comply is referred to the city attorney. A violation of the sign code is a misdemeanor carrying a $25.00 fine for each day it continues, and improperly posted signs in the right-of-way may be confiscated under ECDC 20.60.090(C).
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