Comments on: Tallahassee Ethics Office Addresses Placement of Campaign Signs

By: John

John — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:59:00 +0000

A campaign sign won’t convince me to vote for anyone. What it DOES do is put their name out there so that someone like me can Google them and decide whether the right candidate to vote for or not. As they say, “mileage may vary.” It’s more about name recognition than anything else.

By: Commonsense

Commonsense — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:44:03 +0000

Are there any among us who believe that campaign signs along the roads have any significant influence on who people vote for? I sincerely doubt anyone would say, “I passed a lot of signs for candidate X so I’m going to vote for them.”

Perhaps candidates place them all over to remind people they are running for office. Plus, it makes them feel good to see their names all over town.

This issue is a complete waste of time for all involved; basically a “nothing burger” in today’s vernacular.

The Ethics Office might better spend its time investigating the corruption that still remains in the Tallahassee City Government. The FBI didn’t do a complete cleaning.

The Mayor and Commissioners might better spend their time addressing the crime and shootings that are exploding in our once fine city. .

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 06 Jan 2022 00:30:28 +0000

Does not he City Commission have anything better to do… like maybe address the cost of debt service on the bonds issued for financing all of these BS projects the past several years?

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:37:05 +0000

This seems to have been a softball diversion attempt tasked to the Ethics Office to feign the Mayor and Commission’s commitment to ethics. Political Campaign sign placement rules/laws have been on the books around here (and everywhere else for that matter) for decades, with a rare updating at best.

That the Mayor and Commission – several who have been campaigning and in public office for years and years and years – needed to ask for some ethical guidance regarding the placement of campaign signs gives me great concern about their level of intellect.

That the Independent Ethics Office even took up this ruse gives me great concern about the level of integrity within the Ethics Office itself. BTW… the “LEGAL MEMORANDUM” has no actual legal power or value whatsoever… just a fancy title for a worthless document designed to feign legitimacy.

By: David MaryAlice

David MaryAlice — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 19:26:19 +0000

That is the very definition of a gift! Re-check that ethics rule! Giving something if value for no compensation is a gift!

By: Mike L

Mike L — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 19:19:25 +0000

Boy, they are really tackling the big issues here in T-town. What a farce…

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 18:21:21 +0000

Oh wow the placement of campaign signs. Or as I like to call it: the low hanging fruit for a do little ethics board attempting to appear relevant.
I imagine the Board counsel and the City Commission got the “citizen” to raise the campaign sign issue back in November to provide this dog and pony show in order to make the Independent Ethics Office appear relevant.
Quite likely we will see more easy to resolve but also irrelevant fake issues being decided by the Independent Ethics Board for as long as the board remains in existence.
If anyone thinks this is a real issue I feel sorry for your low functioning mental capabilities.

By: Hope

Hope — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:25:58 +0000

Due to this coverage at least every time we see a “Re-Elect Mayor Dailey” sign we will think about how much of our money is going to the owner of this property in lieu of a kickback via a city contract.

Perhaps, Tallahassee Reports will report on campaign sign locations and the amount the owner of that location gets from a city contract.

Thank you Ethics Office for putting this on the radar.

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 16:07:31 +0000

Considering that EVERY Parcel of Land in Leon County is owned by Someone or the Government, then, according to you. it is safe to say that candidates are accepting a “gift” by posting a campaign sign on any property no mater WHO owns it. I could have told you that you were wasting your Time with this one. It is the Campaign Contributions you should be looking into and discussing.