FAIRFAX CITY, VA — When Mayor Catherine Read and a member of the City of Fairfax Democratic Committee arrived at City Hall around 7:35 a.m. on Friday, they discovered that someone had removed campaign signs they’d placed outside the polls on Thursday.
Instead of finding light blue signs touting the Democratic ticket of Harris/Walz, they found a long line of dark blue Trump signs running along the sidewalk leading to City Hall. Their signs had either been moved or removed.
“Our city has not encountered a situation like this that anyone can recall,” Read said, whose campaign was endorsed by the City Dems. “It’s reflection of the candidate and the party he represents that this type of action is seen as acceptable. We will look into creating an ordinance to address this for future elections.”
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Read, who is running for re-election against challenger Susan Hartley Kuiler, told Patch late Friday morning that the City Dems have filed a police report.
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Around 10:30 a.m., Kuiler and Fairfax City Council Candidates Amini Elizabeth Bonane and Anthony Amos were handing out campaign materials and talking to voters. Kuiler said she had seen the Democrats’ signs Thursday night and noticed their absence in this morning.
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A spokesman with Fairfax City Police told Patch on Friday afternoon that the incident was under investigation and there was no information to share.
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