LONGVIEW, Wash. -- During campaign season, the landscape blooms with a special kind of flower -- the political sign.

Unlike wildflowers that are welcome most anywhere, putting campaign signs at some locations is illegal. So before you plant that sign, be aware of the law.

When conducting a campaign for public office, be sure to keep in mind that it is illegal to place signs on public property (parks, medians, city owned property, etc.) or within the right-of-way of state highways such as Ocean Beach Highway, 1st and 3rd Avenues, Industrial Way, Tennant Way, etc.

Temporary political signs include those signs pertaining to nonpartisan elections, bond measures, initiatives, and similar matters as well as customary partisan politics.

Rules and regulations: