I posted a story on this blog last Thursday about a news release issued by Hamilton County all about new rules governing campaign signs at early voting and voting day locations.

Now, WISH-TV reporter Garrett Bergquist aired a story Friday about concerns some have with the First Amendment issues tied to such restrictions.

The story quotes Hamilton County Democratic Chair Dayna Colbert as voicing those First Amendment free speech concerns to the county election board and the state party.  Berquist also cites comments from Paul Helmke, an IU professor and former mayor of Fort Wayne, saying there appears to be no compelling government interest in restricting the number and size of political signage.   The county defends the legal authority for the County Commissioners to enact such a rule.

You can access the WISH-TV story at this link.