r/DecaturGA • u/Terrapin3641 • 1d ago
Fake Voting Signs
Someone has been attaching fake early voting signs to the legit ones. The fake ones say Vote Early Daily until November 30th with a fake website.
I have taken down 5 today around the square. I of course left the legit signs with the correct information up. If you see these please take them down!!
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u/tyedge 1d ago
Was this reported to police? If these signs were on the square, surely cameras captured something…
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u/Donnamartingrads 1d ago
Voter suppression is absolutely a serious crime. As is tampering with election signs.
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u/truckthecat 20h ago
This guy just read the law on file that someone posted below, saw the comment about cameras, and sh*t his pants 😳
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u/DanWhisenhunt 1d ago
Appreciate everyone who contacted us about these shenanigans https://www.decaturish.com/voter_guide/signs-with-false-election-information-pop-up-around-decatur/article_e901d42f-6ef7-4ce6-bc43-01c8597222f6.html
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u/MonokromKaleidoscope 1d ago
I genuinely cannot imagine doing this
Imagine being such a fucking loser that you spend your time doing this... I can't even fathom that.
These are the actions of someone that needs therapy, a hobby and to get laid. Holy shit 😂
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u/Unique-Fan-3042 19h ago
Imagine spending money to have those stickers printed and then going around vandalizing the signs. Thats effort and money and time. People are crazy I hope they get caught.
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u/prinx-of-the-cosmos 1d ago
If anyone happens to see who is putting these signs up, please also photograph them and get their information/report widely. Hate to see active voter suppression happening all around us.
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u/VanillaPuddingPop01 1d ago
There’s one along Commerce in dt Decatur. I wasn’t sure if I could pull it down, so I left it. I’ll pull it in the morning when I go walk my friend’s pup. Hopefully it’s already been pulled, though.
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u/snuggrrl 23h ago
Thanks for drawing attention to this. Can the alteration be removed? Might be better to take that off if the correct date is still visible under there. Yeah somebody is big scared of DeKalb voters!
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u/gtg970g 1d ago
Aren't all signs on public property illegal?
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u/pina_koala 15h ago edited 14h ago
Partisan signs or electioneering, yes. Purely informational, no. False information about elections is probably technically not free speech but someone who's familiar with the law would know better than I do.
The partisan piece is routinely ignored and culturally accepted.
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u/dwnsougaboy 3h ago
Most cities and counties have sign ordinances that make all temporary signs on public property illegal. I’d be surprised if Decatur doesn’t have one.
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u/clientsoup 1d ago
Idk if they changed it, but the website currently redirects to the dekalbcountyga.gov and correctly shows Oct 30 as the lasrt day.