Wicomico County, MD Sign Regulations: Political Signs (2026)

Wicomico County Code § 225-125 lists 'certain temporary signs' that are permitted without a special exception or sign permit, provided they meet standards spelled out for each type. Subsection F covers signs erected in connection with elections or political campaigns: they must be unlighted or indirectly lighted, their sign area cannot exceed 32 square feet, and they must independently satisfy all applicable state and federal regulations governing campaign signage, which brings in Maryland election law on top of the local size and lighting rule. Because political signs sit inside the temporary-sign exemption of § 225-125, they escape both the sign-permit process required for permanent signs under § 225-127 and the outdoor advertising structure rules of § 225-126, so a homeowner or campaign does not need to visit the Wicomico County Building Inspector before putting a compliant sign in a yard.

The 32-square-foot cap matches the limit set for several other temporary sign categories in the same section, such as construction identification and grand-opening signs, giving the county a consistent size ceiling for short-term signage county-wide outside the incorporated towns.