Election signage

An election sign is a temporary sign which encourages persons to vote for a candidate, political party, referenda or matter relating to any federal, state or local government election.

Election signs in road reserves

An application is required to place temporary election signs within thoroughfares throughout the City and signs cannot be installed more than 30 days prior to the election or referenda the sign relates to.

A separate application is to be lodged for signs to be installed in thoroughfares for each election, and on submitting an application the applicant is consenting to the conditions when placing election signs within thoroughfares.

Any person or candidate that does not submit an application to the City and proceeds to erect signs, will have their signs removed and an infringement may be issued.

Applications can be made using the online application form, or by using the hardcopy form supplied below.

Election signs on private property

The following is a guide in respect to the placement of election signs on private property:

An election sign may be erected on private property, with the approval of the owner prior to the erection of the sign.
An election sign, no larger than 0.75 square metres in area per property, may be erected on private property with the exception of a corner property which may display one sign facing each thoroughfare of the corner.

Further information can be obtained in the Fact Sheet below.

Full name of applicant * Required
Address of applicant * Required
Street Address Address Line 2 City Postcode
Email * Required
Mobile number * Required
Election details
Date of election or referenda - must be mm/dd/yyyy format * Required
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Details of the message to be displayed * Required
Number of signs and in which suburbs (maximum of five signs per suburb) * Required
On submission of this application, I acknowledge a permit is issued and I hereby agree to comply with the following conditions when placing election signs within thoroughfares: * Required
Please also refer to the City’s “Election Signs” fact sheet for further information relating to the placement of election signs in thoroughfares throughout the City.
- A sign shall not exceed 0.75 square metres in area.
- Signs shall not be placed on, or in front of, private property unless the approval of the owner of the property is obtained prior to the placement of the sign.
- Signs shall not be placed so as to obstruct the view from a street or public place of traffic in a street or public place.
- Signs shall not be placed within 50 metres of any other thoroughfare’s intersection or junction.
- Signs are to be placed at least two metres from the kerb line, or outer edge of the road shoulder on un-kerbed sections of the road.
- Signs shall not be placed within a traffic island or the median.
- Signs are to be freestanding and not attached to any structure, post or tree. A-frame type signs are not permitted.
- The applicant is to indemnify the City in respect of any injury to any person or any damage to any property which may occur in connection with the placement of the election sign within the thoroughfare.
- Signs that are placed within thoroughfares contrary to the above may be removed by the City’s Rangers and an infringement notice issued.

Election signs in road reserves

Election signs on private property

Election details

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