Remove Signs Old Election Posters Must Go
All signs, with the exception of the six local runoffs set for April 8, should be down by weekend's end. It's the good-citizen thing to do.
Of course, since candidates paid good money to have their picture on billboards, those faces get to run until somebody else buys the space.
As it is, El Paso has fairly liberal guidelines on where signs may be placed. Some brick and stucco facades were wall-papered with so many faces it looked like barbershops and beauty shops of yore.
Recall those "pick-your-haircut" drawings. Part on left ... or right. The Ducktail. The Debbie Reynolds.
Of the six runoffs, only three are county-wide. They are for sheriff and the two district court seats.
Signs for the two races for positions on Commissioners Court and the one constable race can continue to color up their precincts.
There is another issue with signs.
Just because a race is over, that doesn't mean the signs are for the public taking. Some might make dandy wall movie posters back home in the rec room, for example.
Remember, these signs belong to the person who purchased them. Sometimes candidates save the signs in case they choose to re-run for office.
March 07, 2008
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