TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – As early voting is underway, Tallahassee residents are seeing campaign signs along roadways all over town leading up to the general election.
However, quite a few drivers on Monday noticed an endorsement of two candidates on signs usually used in construction areas.
At least two signs were put up across the Capital City, and they looked like official city or county signs typically seen near a construction site.
Drivers on Monday noticed an endorsement of two Tallahassee candidates on signs usually used in construction areas.(Grace Temple/WCTV)
As of 5 p.m., at least one of the signs has been turned off.
But there was no disclaimer about who paid for the signs.
Residents like James McAllister, who posted about one on Facebook calling out the candidates or whoever owns the signs, are demanding answers.
“It really bothered me because I think all of the candidates should have to follow the same rules, that is should be fair,” McAllister said. “It didn’t matter which candidates were on the sign; I would have reported it all the same.”
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Supervisor of Elections Mark Earley said they are not owned by the city or the county, and the Department of Transportation (FDOT) is working to take them down.
“These [signs] paint a picture that an official government agency is endorsing a candidate because it kind of looks that way,” Earley said. “And so, I think that is where that extra concern comes in.”
Earley confirmed that both candidates named said they had nothing to do with the signs.
Both Loranne Ausley and Dianne Williams-Cox confirmed to WCTV that their campaigns had nothing to do with the signs.
According to the Leon County Property Appraiser’s Office, RPJ Properties owns the land where both of the signs popped up.
State records show the address for RPJ Properties aligns with Premier Commercial Group in Tallahassee.
WCTV reached out to that developer over the phone to see if they knew anything about the signs. An employee told WCTV he knew nothing about them.
Earley said the person or persons who put up the signs could be fined because they don’t say who paid for them.
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