Referendum Posters: Cable Tie Removal

taxus_baccata

Hi All,

Don't know if this is the right place but I will give this question a shot.

I'm on a tidy towns committee. We despair after every election/referendum that all the cable ties are left behind on the poles. Some major roadworks were completed recently in the town so we have brand new poles that have never had cable ties. We'd like to send a reminder to campaigning parties to remove the cable ties with the posters.
Is there a list somewhere that has all the contact details for campaigning groups?

Thanks!

later12

There are only a handful of campaigning groups; to be most effective you should probably get onto those who are involved with the campaign in your specific area. Just do a group email to your local politicians and councillors, and remind them about cable ties on the doorstep.

I'd rather see election posters banned altogether to be honest. Given the amount of television, radio, newspaper, pamphleted and online information that is available out there, I hardly think we need politicians abasing themselves on every second telephone pole.

meglome

later12 wrote: »

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I'd rather see election posters banned altogether to be honest. Given the amount of television, radio, newspaper, pamphleted and online information that is available out there, I hardly think we need politicians abasing themselves on every second telephone poll.

I'd celebrate that day too.

K-9

Thread moved to Elections and Rerendums.

SandStone

Why not take photos of the poles while the posters are up? Then you'll be able to tell (in most cases) who's responsible for the cable ties left behind afterwards.

Godge

taxus_baccata wrote: »

Hi All,

Don't know if this is the right place but I will give this question a shot.

I'm on a tidy towns committee. We despair after every election/referendum that all the cable ties are left behind on the poles. Some major roadworks were completed recently in the town so we have brand new poles that have never had cable ties. We'd like to send a reminder to campaigning parties to remove the cable ties with the posters.
Is there a list somewhere that has all the contact details for campaigning groups?

Thanks!

Some politicians do clean up after themselves.

http://www.thejournal.ie/varadkars-team-remove-10000-cable-ties-abandoned-after-election-130296-May2011/

taxus_baccata

Thanks all! Fair play to Varadkar, I did not know that about him!

I've just had a bit of a lightbulb moment! Maybe one of our local councellors would like to have a go at a similar scheme! mwhah ha ha ha ha! :P

Will defo take the pics as suggested above