campaign sign removal

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Jul 31, '08 · 9:45 PM4,792

What's this I hear about the Seabreeze community over by Camp Creek Lake? Supposedly the homeowners Board directors have been running around the neighborhood pulling candidate signs out of the ground and removing them :yikes:

. Don't they realize these campaign signs are TEMPORARY signs? Doesn't this kind of action violate the "American Way" which has been in place since the American Revolution created our freedom?
Shame on you ignorant Board people in Seabreeze!:nono1::nono1:

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Beach Fanatic

Aug 4, '08 · 2:08 PM#27

People who make important voting decisions in this manner ("I won't vote for that candidate simply because I don't want to see his sign") prove themselves to be small minded people, and no doubt members of a small group (one of the usual, and inescapeable, negative 10 percentile that tends to populate every group). So, yes, you ARE missing something: these types of people waste a valuable voting right and "cut off their noses to spite their faces". Think about it. Are YOU a member of that group?

No, I don't decide for or against someone based on a sign. But my decisions are often affected by the way that people who support said candidates conduct themselves in campaign actions on behalf of a candidate. That being said, the point I was making and question I was asking is slightly different. For clarification, I will break it down into pieces.

Typically signs are installed to 1. increase awareness of a candidate, and 2. to try and encourage others to vote for said candidate. So, how does installing a sign on a street within a subdivision that has C&R's against signs really further either of these?

If it is an internal street within Seabreeze then it is only seen by a handful of neighbors and thus will not truly increase awareness for a substantial amount of people. Secondly, if it is installed in a location where the people that are seeing it are likely not a fan of signs in their neighborhood since they agreed to C&R's, how will that assist the candidate in getting more votes. I would argue that it may do the opposite and hurt the candidate.

Beach Fanatic

Aug 5, '08 · 4:38 PM#28

I wonder how many Dish Network dishes are breaking the rules?

I thought that there were specific FCC regulations that protectd dishes from regulation by HOAs.

Beach Fanatic

Aug 5, '08 · 5:44 PM#29

I thought that there were specific FCC regulations that protectd dishes from regulation by HOAs.

Good question, someone know the answer? :idontno:

SoWal Expert

Aug 5, '08 · 5:54 PM#30

Their C&Rs also call for NO aerial antenna on a mast, so that one may also be challenged. I don't know how legal most C&Rs are. I do recall reading a Court ruling which said that posting a US flag on a pole was a right protected by the Constitution -- Freedom of speech. I could see something similar being said about those signs, but to fight it, someone has to go to Court.