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House approves political-sign rules: prohibits altering messages, requires 14-day removal and 5-day municipal storage
Summary
The House passed HB33 on Jan. 22 to tighten political-sign rules: affixing material that changes a sign's message would be prohibited, campaigns must remove signs within 14 days after elections, and municipalities must retain removed signs and notify campaigns for five business days; the bill passed unanimously (72-0).
The Utah House on Jan. 22 approved House Bill 33, a package of amendments clarifying state-level rules on political signs intended to reduce post-election sign disputes and unauthorized changes to campaign messaging.
Sponsor Representative Tuscher told the House the bill addresses problems seen in the 2024 election cycle, including adding material to signs that changes their message.…
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