Edward McAninch made two good points in his Jan. 29 letter “Pike sign should be removed” regarding a “Write-in Liz Pike for Council Chair” sign that is still up. By law, that sign should have been taken down very soon after the November election.
Who put that sign up? Good question.
Supposedly, state Rep. Liz Pike, R-Camas, was not actively seeking the position. Supposedly, it was Clark County Councilor David Madore who urged her to let her name be promoted as a write-in candidate for the position. And supposedly Pike said that “while she was not seeking the position,” if elected, she would accept the position.
So should Pike and/or Madore be held responsible for failing to remove the sign? I think so.
Unfortunately, Madore will not see McAninch’s letter, because he supposedly refuses to read The Columbian. And supposedly Pike also will not see McAninch’s letter because she recently canceled her subscription to The Columbian. That leaves me with the opinion that the law enforcement agency that is responsible for seeing that political candidate signs are removed needs to contact Madore and Pike.
Now that this is known, I hope they act quickly.
