Coming soon: A roadside sign near you
Signs outside Town Hall during the 2016 elections
Sept. 20. Get ready for the biennial blossoming of streetside campaign signs for local politicians. They’ve already sprung up on Catawba and in the lawns of supporters. The signs are allowed to go up 30 days before Early Voting begins on Oct. 19; they must come down, as per Cornelius ordinance, 10 days after the election.
It’s Busy Season for our friends and neighbors in politics:
Friday, Oct. 6: Absentee By-Mail – ballots will begin to be mailed
Friday, Oct. 13: Registration deadline
Thursday, Oct. 19: First Day Early Voting
Saturday, Nov. 4: Last Day Early Voting
Tuesday, Nov. 7: Election Day (Polls open 6:30 am to 7:30 pm)
Friday, Nov. 17: Election signs must be removed
Local politics are interesting, in part because of some of the success stories. Both NC Rep. Bradford, who plans to run for NC Treasurer next year, and US Sen. Thom Tillis got their start in elected office on the Cornelius Town Board. (Neither one is up for election this year, so you won’t see any campaign signs from them.)
—Dave Yochum
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Well, that didn’t take long. We placed a few campaign signs out on W Catawba early morning Tuesday (the first day allowed). They were seen at 5:45am but they were all gone by 7:00am Weds morning! And another candidate took those spots (I don’t believe he took my signs however)
Remember – it is a crime to move campaign signs!
Sorry you lost your signs Mike. Just remember only those who are weak would take them because they see you as a true threat.
Richard – I don’t think it’s a candidate as they are all gone. I’m guessing it’s someone who just doesn’t like campaign signs, not that I blame them. Especially for new candidates, it’s one way to get some name recognition, so hard not to use as part of a campaign. They are expensive and personal property, and thus against the law to move.
Now every candidate’s sign on both sides of W Catawba from Bethel Church to Torrence Chapel/Liverpool have been moved. CPD have been notified and are investigating.