Audrey,
Not sure, but I don't think they can outlaw them. Something about free speech. I think they can control the number and size.
Well then, all my neighbors must have good taste! LOL!Audrey,
Not sure, but I don't think they can outlaw them. Something about free speech. I think they can control the number and size.
Audrey,
Not sure, but I don't think they can outlaw them. Something about free speech. I think they can control the number and size.
No. Like many places our town has a rule limiting when a yard sign can appear (30 days before the election, removal the day after the election). Next year this new state law applies: Campaign signs: Illinois law will let campaign signs stay up year-round - chicagotribune.com
For me? First year in maybe 30 years without a sign.
Don't be too fast to underestimate the impact of a lawn sign.
Yard Sign With Candidate's Name On It Electrifies Congressional Race | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Don't be too fast to underestimate the impact of a lawn sign.
Yard Sign With Candidate's Name On It Electrifies Congressional Race | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Martha, please don't take this personally, as we all know you to be an intelligent, caring person - but in general, I have to question the intelligence of people who put out a yard sign (like the single obnoxious neighbor in our area). Like I'm supposed to be swayed in any way by a name in bright red or blue letters (see T-Al's sarcasm on this)? Like the article Gumby linked - just a name, no message, no context. If they have money to waste on signs with no message, that tells me something. If they are trying to attract voters who are too stupid/lazy to get to the issues, and are counting on "ummm, I'm in the voting booth, I saw that name on a sign, I guess I'll check that box, yeseree", then that is the person I do NOT want to vote for. It's pandering to idiots.
We need to get that messenger out - yard signs are a negative factor in an election - maybe that will decrease them.
-ERD50
I have never had a yard sign, but that does not mean I would never put one out. I agree with Martha, (may be a first ) If there is a subj ect or person I feel that strong about I might want to put that sign up just to let the neighbors know I support it.
Politics in America has a some what herd instinct to it. We tend to jump on the band wagon and want to be on the winning team. In that respect, I could see if everyone in the neighborhood had a sign up it might easily influence the vote.