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South Fulton council discusses campaign sign enforcement; attorney warns changes require ordinance amendment
Summary
Council members aired concerns that the city's campaign-sign enforcement has been overly punitive, proposed a 45‑day grace period and a 10‑foot setback from the right of way, but the city attorney said a change must be made by ordinance and cited U.S. Supreme Court and state election law.
City of South Fulton council members debated the city's campaign sign enforcement during a special-called meeting on Oct. 20, with several councilmembers urging changes to avoid what they described as disenfranchising voters and disadvantaging candidates.
Councilwoman Helen Z. Willis pressed for clearer rules after reporting complaints that campaign signs had been removed from precincts and private property. Willis proposed a motion to suspend portions of the existing sign ordinance and to implement a 45‑day grace period before and after elections, with the additional requirement that signs be placed at least 10 feet from the right of way and not affixed to traffic-control signs.
"I don't want to be known if this city is being more punitive than other cities, disenfranchising voters,"…
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