Time flies, there are less than thirty days left until the elections and this has reminded us of the past. How many times at election time, the topic being discussed was always the same: the political signs and according to the different ordinances of the city, their sizes as well as abundance and from when they were allowed to be placed, how many by establishment or home and when it was mandatory the withdrawal of all of them.
Needless to say, although we believed and still believe that it was our duty to call the attention of politicians to the different ordinances, we have to confess that none of them complied with them and still do not comply with any.
One subject comes to mind; Mr. Patrick Blanchette, at that time Councilor of District A in Lawrence and Candidate for Representative for District 16 in 2002. Mr. Blanchette sent an open letter to the other candidates with a copy to the press, accompanied by the ordinances that regulated these posters. To make the story short, Mr. Blanchette was not elected.
This brings us to another issue: Posters do not vote, many say. Is it true? Would it be that the reason Mr. Blanchette was not elected was because he had fewer posters than other candidates? Ability to fill the position was not the issue!
Discussing with a political analyst about the proliferation of political signs in the city, he told us that he does not mind these posters. On the contrary, in his opinion, they favor the candidate because he makes his name known and shows popularity, particularly those candidates needing the votes of citizens of other towns or cities that make up their district.
As we said at the beginning, time flies. In the coming weeks we will have the opportunity to make other analyzes about the elections of September 4, 2018. On that day, go out and vote. It’s your duty.
Good luck to all the candidates!
