Ridgewood, NJ Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Political signs get their own special regulation in § 190-122H(6), layered on top of the general exemption for temporary, nonilluminated political signs advancing the candidacy for elective office of any candidate or group of candidates or a cause subject to political judgment found in § 190-122A(8). Subsection H(6) permits these signs in all zones, whether freestanding or attached to a building wall or facade, but conditions that permission on the consent of the property owner or person with authority to grant it. The removal deadlines are strict and calendar-driven: signs supporting a candidate must come down no later than 20 days after the date of the election in which that candidate appeared on the ballot, while in a primary election, any candidate who does not advance to the general election must have signs removed within 10 days of the primary.

The Village's general sign prohibitions still constrain placement: § 190-122B(1)(j) bars all temporary signs, including political signs, from any publicly owned property, including rights-of-way trees, telephone poles, lighting stations, street or traffic signs, tree wells, planters and library or park property, so a political sign has to sit on private land with the owner's consent even where the timing rules are otherwise satisfied.