Rules: The Post I Have to Write Every Election Cycle

I get tired of having to write this piece every election cycle but it is inevitable. Every time I see this happen I just roll my eyes.

These examples are certainly not the first example and likely won't even be the last in this campaign cycle either, of signs placed where they aren't supposed to be.

Before you start accusing a rival campaign of stealing your signs, make sure that your signs aren't being placed where they are not allowed to be placed.

Signs that are placed at parks and in the city right-of-way are usually picked up by the code compliance department, not stolen by opponents.

The areas in these photos between the arrows, that were taken earlier today while riding around the eastside, are actually the city right-of-way. If I'm not mistaken, the disclaimer on signs actually says you're not supposed to put them in a right-of-way.

Thats not to say that stealing signs doesn't happen. It does and people that do that are real jerks because those signs cost money. Just be better than your opponent. Be smarter. Have better ideas. Contact more voters.

But don't steal signs. Its Bush league crap.

Also, the other thing I always have to write about is including the stinking word "FOR" on your sign. You have to do that if you are a challenger. Its in the election code.

I've written about this before and its been a costly $$$ mistake for some candidates. One guy had to create a giant sticker for a billboard off the I-10 near downtown to fix it.