Botetourt Co. bows to ACLU in campaign sign dispute
The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia says Botetourt County leaders plan to repeal an ordinance governing how long people can put campaign signs on their property. The county prohibits posting campaign signs on private property more than 60 days in advance of an election.
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Associated Press
Published: April 22, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia says Botetourt County leaders plan to repeal an ordinance governing how long people can put campaign signs on their property.
The county prohibits posting campaign signs on private property more than 60 days in advance of an election.
According to a news release Tuesday from the ACLU, Botetourt County administrator Gerald Burgess said the county will repeal the local ordinance and won’t enforce that law in the interim.
The ACLU threatened to sue last month when county officials warned political party leaders not to post campaign signs in violation of the ordinance.
The ACLU says similar ordinances in Farmville, Norton, Culpeper and Big Stone Gap were repealed in recent years.
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