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1. Have we removed the provision for political signs from the Town municipal code?

Question from Info Session Participant Andrew Sawausch: Have we removed the provision for political signs from the Town municipal code?

Answer: A note about signs - political or otherwise: They cannot be placed within public right-of-ways for safety reasons. There is a clear code related to this that is also in the Town UDC Code. More details specifically related to political signs to come.

2. Is there a background check to run for office?

Question from Info Meeting participant CW: Is there a background check for office?

Answer: There is no requirement for a background check in the Town of Erie's code as they relate to candidates running for election. The current restrictions in the Town code are:

• You may not run if you are a current Town employee.
• You may not run if you hold another elected office at the local, state, or federal level.
• You may not run if you have current litigation against the Town.

3. Does a previous conviction disqualify someone from running?

Question from Info Session Participant CW: Does a previous conviction disqualify someone from running?

Answer: Having a prior conviction does not disqualify someone from running for office in the Town of Erie. 

4. How many Candidate Petitions can a person sign?

Question from Info Session Participant Brandon Bell: How many Candidate Petitions can a person sign? One for each open position?

Answer: Yes, a person can sign a Candidate Petition for as many positions as there are open. So for this election we have three open Trustee seats which means a person could sign three Candidate Petitions. If someone signs more than that, the Petitions signed the latest will be removed. If all were signed on the same date, all signatures are invalidated.

5. Are there any campaign contribution limits or restrictions on spending?

Question from Info Meeting Participant Jeff Percell: Are there any campaign contribution limits or restrictions on spending?

Answer: There are no limits on contributions to candidates. The only caveat is that if you are receiving physical cash, it cannot be more than $100 for any given donation because there has to be a paper trail. For expenditures, you must track those and complete the expenditure reporting forms with all the details about about what funding has been used for.