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Candidates still get to wave signs despite roadside solicitation ban

Published 09/09/07

The new county panhandling ban that will take effect in less than a month will be enforced without one of the most controversial local proposals of the last General Assembly session.

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County Executive John R. Leopold has directed county police officers to distribute flyers to panhandlers to prepare them for the Oct. 1 ban on all roadside solicitation.

 

But candidates for upcoming elections still will get a chance to literally campaign on the road because the provision of the bill that would have outlawed people from standing on a highway to advertise any message, including political sign waving, has been deemed...

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