rockmasterflex t1_iui4zhh wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:46 PM

Reply to comment by Girhinomofe in Where can i find details about all election candidates? by leksoid

> Design them with a huge QR code that takes you directly to a well designed, organized website that gives all pertinent info about the candidate. Place signs in tactful positions that will allow drivers stopped at intersections to capture the QR.

You have already vastly overestimated the effort a voter will take to find info.

Girhinomofe t1_iui5exd wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:49 PM

Which is a huge part of the problem.

I can design a rad sign with my dog’s name on it, blanket my town with 1500 fluorescent orange and dark blue signs, and probably get an old hound elected as mayor.

rockmasterflex t1_iui5u2n wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:52 PM

No. The signs aren't really for promoting candidates, theyre almost strictly for reminding people there's an election and energizing the folks who already like those candidates (likely for party reasons) to vote for them AND talk about them.

A good solution to the sign problem is to ask your town for an ordinance that bans them on public property - this will severely cut back on the volume and limit it to parties and candidates needing to find individuals willing to host their signs on private property.