Grant County, WA Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)
Key Facts
- Placement window
- Exempt if placed no more than 45 days before election
- Removal deadline
- Must be removed within 7 days after the election
- Covers
- Candidate and ballot-measure signs on private property
- Late removal
- Loses exempt status, needs standard sign permit
- Fine
- $500 per occurrence under GCC § 1.32.140
Summary
Political campaign and public-issue ballot signs on private property in unincorporated Grant County are exempt from the sign permit process, but only within a set window: not more than 45 days before an election and removed within 7 days after it, under the Unified Development Code.
(4)Political campaign signs or public issue ballot signs that are placed on private property. Provided, however, that these signs shall not be placed more than forty-five (45) days prior to the election and must be removed within seven (7) days following the election terminating candidacy.
Full Breakdown
" That timing window runs from placement to removal regardless of how many signs a property owner puts up, and it covers both candidate races and ballot measures. Because the exemption is conditional on timing, a political sign that goes up more than 45 days before election day, or stays up more than a week after the race or measure is decided, loses its exempt status and is treated as an unpermitted sign under the general permitting rule: anything 32 square feet or smaller is allowed outright once permitted, while a larger sign needs a Discretionary Use review by the Administrative Official. 150(f)(1).
Violations & Fines
A political sign left up past the 7-day post-election deadline, or posted earlier than 45 days before the election, is an unpermitted sign under GCC § 1.32. Development Services or the Sheriff's Office may issue a citation carrying a $500 fine per occurrence under § 1.32.140, and the county can require removal regardless of payment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the political sign exemption cover ballot measures too?
Sources & Official References
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