{"id":14162,"date":"2023-12-30T08:15:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T08:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=14162"},"modified":"2023-12-30T08:15:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T08:15:36","slug":"does-berkeley-need-election-sign-regulations-officials-may-consider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onhee.com\/?p=14162","title":{"rendered":"Does Berkeley Need Election Sign Regulations? Officials May Consider"},"content":{"rendered":"

BERKELEY, NJ \u2014 Driving down any road this past month meant seeing a variety of signs promoting candidates for different parties seeking different offices. When election season rolls around, it’s hard to ignore these signs – so much that some are asking that the township adopts regulations.<\/p>\n

At the latest Berkeley Township Council meeting, one resident brought this matter up.<\/p>\n

“It was a zoo driving down these roadways,” said resident Gary DeRosa, adding that it looked like he was “living in Los Angeles.”<\/p>\n

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DeRosa requested that the township adopt some sort of regulations regarding election signs. He referenced how Barnegat adopted regulations back in February, banning signs on public property.<\/p>\n

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Township Attorney Lauren Staiger, whose firm also represents Barnegat, said that those regulations were adopted after a non-binding referendum was put on the ballot. Since members of the public voted to prohibit election signs on public property, Barnegat adopted an ordinance following suit.<\/p>\n

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“I want everybody to be aware that this was a decision that was made by the public within Barnegat,” Staiger said. “This was not a decision made by the governing body. You have to be careful when it’s a First Amendment issue.”<\/p>\n

Mayor Carmen Amato, who will be serving the 9th Legislative District as state senator in the new year, agreed that something needed to be done. He said his office gets a lot of complaints about signs.<\/p>\n

He told the council that it’s something they should consider in 2024, whether they do what Barnegat did or choose to handle it administratively through the legislative committee.<\/p>\n

“It just really littered up the town,” Amato said of the signs.<\/p>\n

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BERKELEY, NJ \u2014 Driving down any road this past month meant seeing a variety of signs promoting candidates for different parties seeking different offices. When election season rolls around, it’s hard to ignore these signs – so much that some are asking that the township adopts regulations. At the latest Berkeley Township Council meeting, one … <\/p>\n

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