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Originally posted by Rollie Coster:
The following was posted at AFP. You might have already seen it. My question is this, by what authority do these people have to remove any signs? IF the signs are in violation of a city ordinance, isn't it up to the city attorney and a court to enforce the ordinance? Thanks in advance.
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Give Points I have heard talk that the Mayor is having city employees going out on the taxpayers dime to pick up the signs that Fred Reese is putting out. This is so untrue!! His supporters city employes or others are doing it after hours on their own dime. In the first place the signs are not legal as they do not have the disclaimer about, Paid for by the committe to elect >>>> and then they have been put in public right aways and on poles. Both are not legal. Here is the following ordinance regarding it.

Here is the law:

IC 3-14-1-3
Circulation or publication of anonymous campaign material
Sec. 3. An individual, an organization, or a committee that circulates or publishes material in an election without the statement required under IC 3-9-3-2.5 commits a Cl*** A misdemeanor.
As added by P.L.5-1986, SEC.10. Amended by P.L.10-1988, SEC.206; P.L.5-1989, SEC.71; P.L.3-1997, SEC.400.

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Originally posted by Rollie Coster:
You didn't answer my question. I'm NOT asking if the signs are legal or not. I'm asking if the signs are in fact "not up to code" so to speak, do these "citizens" have a right to remove them?? Forget about Smith or Ockomon, that's not my question.

Seems to me that the persons removing them are no better than anyone else who steals or damages the signs. Follow me?

If I see a car speeding, I have no right to stop it and issue a ticket, so wouldn't it be the same with the signs? I don't think I'd have a right to remove them either. Correct??

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Originally posted by Rollie Coster:
Ok, but here is the kicker. Check what the poster said at AFP, and I quote:

"His supporters city employes or others are doing it after hours on their own dime".

So, that makes the people who are taking them no different than you or me. That is NOT the way you collect evidence. We both know that.

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Originally posted by Rollie Coster:
I'm going to try and locate one of the Ockomon hires his family thingy signs for the fall election. Maybe they'd come on my yard to remove it. Would you file tresp*** charges against them for me Bitterguy?