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TankVet t1_isjompy wrote

I think candidates should be fined for every one of these that is on public property more than a week past Election Day.

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discogeek t1_isju0ng wrote

There's been bills proposed to do exactly this. State GOP won't hold hearings.

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/2021/11/make-it-illegal-to-leave-campaign-signs-in-pas-public-spaces-after-election-opinion.html

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KFCConspiracy t1_ismmjfp wrote

There are still like a dozen barletta signs attached to utility poles near me (Which they're not allowed to use). High enough that you'd need a ladder to get them down.

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deputy_commish t1_isjrrdc wrote

Not a bad idea in theory but then I think you’d see candidates and staff collecting their opponents’ signs and dumping/posting them so they would get fined.

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TankVet t1_isjs3ce wrote

Yeah, you’re right, that would definitely happen

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Doug4Prison t1_isjuyen wrote

Id do it for free if it actually personally hurt their bank account.

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ausb781 t1_isk0g3j wrote

They do exactly this in Denmark and other countries. The fines are extremely high, but significantly reduces this type of behavior

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DannyLameJokes t1_islk4j2 wrote

Then those stolen signs would magically reappear after Election Day

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excoriator t1_isll79g wrote

Think about who would have to vote to make this happen and how understaffed their campaigns are. That should make it clear why every place doesn’t have it and why more local government officials don’t enforce it.

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