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Board warns press to stay behind barriers; discusses removal of unsanctioned campaign signs
Summary
Staff said press may record in gymnasiums but must remain beyond barriers and avoid filming voters. Members flagged unsanctioned campaign signs lacking disclosures and discussed whether DPW should remove them.
The board reviewed press access rules for polling places and campaign-sign removal. Staff reiterated that press may be present in the public areas of polling locations but must remain behind marked barriers and should not film voters close enough to identify ballots.
Members raised an enforcement example: staff reported a candidate-related sign campaign (described as a "Gamlin partner candidate") posting unsanctioned signs lacking the required financial disclosure. Members discussed whether public works can and should remove signs that violate local rules; staff said DPW has removed yard signs during mowing but that responsibility for utility-pole signs was not definitively assigned.
