Election Posters

d1234

Hi all,

An election candidate (or some of their team) put up a poster on my property on Friday morning. The poster itself is on a telephone pole which is located in a field (about 2-4 meters from the road) but they still had to enter the field. I have no regard for this candidate or this party and don't want to have any connections to it. My question is can I remove this poster myself? And if so, do I just send it off to the recycling centre or give it to the party etc.?

Thanks for all - just can't bare looking at this for another few weeks!

Fred Swanson

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Stroke Politics

Take it down and keep it a few weeks. Then put it up in July and ring the local returning officer of your County Council to tell them the poster wasn'r removed. You won't have any posters erected on your property again by the candidate or their agents after the fine is imposed on them....

Five Lamps

They have to take it down so save yourself the bother and let the candidate do it.

Putting posters up poles is part of the democratic process every few years. You should embrace it as part of living a democratic country.

Losty Dublin

Stroke Politics wrote: »

Take it down and keep it a few weeks. Then put it up in July and ring the local returning officer of your County Council to tell them the poster wasn'r removed. You won't have any posters erected on your property again by the candidate or their agents after the fine is imposed on them....

If it worked like that, it would be great fun. Council Litter wardens are aware of tricks like removing posters and then replacing them after the event for political campaigns. They tend to take the line of notifying and asking parties to remove material if reported under these circumstance. If they remain in situ, they are then fined. As I understand it, the fines apply only to posters which remain in public places. I can confirm this over the next day or so with a man who knows better on such issues.

Lmklad

You are entitled to take it down but you must return it to the owners.

Five Lamps

Stroke Politics wrote: »

Take it down and keep it a few weeks. Then put it up in July and ring the local returning officer of your County Council to tell them the poster wasn'r removed. You won't have any posters erected on your property again by the candidate or their agents after the fine is imposed on them....

Although the pole is owned by a utility company, if it's on private land it probably wouldn't be under the remit of a council litter warden.

the_syco

d1234 wrote: »

An election candidate (or some of their team) put up a poster on my property on Friday morning. The poster itself is on a telephone pole which is located in a field (about 2-4 meters from the road) but they still had to enter the field.

Invoice the party for accessing your field to put up posters? Don't invoice them for the poster being on the pole, as you don't own the telephone pole (or if you do, invoice them for that). I'm sure they won't do it again :pac:

Or they may, but double the price next time :P

nuac

Losty Dublin wrote: »

If it worked like that, it would be great fun. Council Litter wardens are aware of tricks like removing posters and then replacing them after the event for political campaigns. They tend to take the line of notifying and asking parties to remove material if reported under these circumstance. If they remain in situ, they are then fined. As I understand it, the fines apply only to posters which remain in public places. I can confirm this over the next day or so with a man who knows better on such issues.

The poster may be in breach of the Litter Acts if it is visible from a public place.

The poster should not have been placed in private property without permission.

Serious lack of cop on by someone