EG Political Sign Ordinance Unlawful, ACLU, Isaacs Agree
According to East Greenwich charter, political signs are not allowed on Main Street, although commercial signs are,
It seems both the American Civil Liberties Union and the president of the East Greenwich Town Council are in agreement: the ordinance prohibiting political signs on Main Street is unconstitutional. "I don't think the town has ever tried to enforce restrictions because there are constitutional issues," said Town Council President Michael Isaacs earlier this week. He was responding to information that the Rhode Island ACLU's Steve Brown had said restricting political signs more than commercial signs was a violation of free speech. The East Greenwich ordinance prohibits signs downtown (CD zone) and on Post Road (CH zone) and reads: Any sign displayed so as to advise voters of a candidate or position in a forthcoming election. Political signs…
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EG Lurker
2:55 pm on Friday, September 28, 2012
Rather than make it a political vs. commercial sign issue, why isn't the ordinance worded to deal with "temporary" signs? Because that's really the issue here, is it not? more ›