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<DIV>Okay, so I'm curious.</DIV>
<DIV>So people who have Obama or McCain signs in the windows of their homes are
in violation of this law?</DIV>
<DIV>Secondly, this ordinance, in my opinion, smacks of a restriction of First
Amendment rights, especially for those who have signs on their private property.
It strikes me as akin to the city saying people cannot discuss politics until 60
days before an election.</DIV>
<DIV>I've never displayed a political sign my self, but this angers me.</DIV>
<DIV><EM>"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof;<FONT color=#ffff00> <STRONG><FONT
style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ff6600">or abridging the freedom of
speech</FONT></STRONG></FONT>, or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of
grievances."</EM></DIV>
<DIV>I feel an editorial coming on....</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title="mailto:skalasz@ci.moscow.id.us CTRL + Click to follow link"
href="mailto:skalasz@ci.moscow.id.us">Stephanie Kalasz</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 17, 2008 9:32 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">v2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] Info Regarding Political
Signs</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Moscow City Code prohibits display
of political signs until 60 days prior to the election that the candidate is
participating in (not before). Signs that are posted currently may be
removed. People can get signs back if they contact me. I am posting
the relevant portion of the Code below.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Political
advertisements may be posted on private property in the City in accordance with
the following restrictions:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.3in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.3in; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> 1.
Residential Zoning Districts: A maximum of six (6) square feet of total
area per sign shall be permitted on private
property.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">2. Commercial
Zoning Districts: A maximum of thirty-two (32) square feet of total area
per sign shall be permitted on private property. A sign exceeding
thirty-two (32) square feet of total area shall comply with Title 7, Chapter 6,
of this Code.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.2in; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">3. Political
advertisements shall not create a public nuisance, a private nuisance, or a
hazard as determined by the City Engineer or Community Development
Director.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.3in; LINE-HEIGHT: 12pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">4. Placement,
Display and Removal:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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a. Placement. All
political advertisement shall be secured to the ground or to a structure so as
not to create a hazard.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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b. Display. No political
advertisement shall be displayed more than sixty (60) days preceding the first
day of election for the office for which such is an
advertisement.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">c.
Removal. All political advertisements shall be removed within seven (7)
days following the day of final election for the office for which they are
advertisements. If not timely removed, the City may remove such political
advertisements and collect from the candidate or his or her campaign the cost of
such removal.</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
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<P class=MsoAutoSig><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><FONT face="Lucida Fax"
size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Lucida Fax'">Stephanie
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Clerk<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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