(Disclaimer: This blog post contains photographs of political signs. Wyoming Liberty Group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that cannot, and does not, endorse candidates. We can, however, champion the rights of free people to speak out about candidates, including through political signs.)
We won our lawsuit in Williams v. City of Cheyenne earlier this year, overturning Cheyenne's restrictive sign ordinance that limited Cheyenne residents to displaying two political signs on their lots during election season. Now, election season is upon us, and many Cheyenne residents are exercising free speech with more than two signs.
Some use their lots to endorse multiple candidates:
Others display multiple signs to endorse the same candidates:
Small signs, big signs, what's not to love?
Even commercial lots are maximizing their freedom:
And, despite dismissing us as an "extreme right-wing group" from time to time, it's nice to see the Wyoming Democratic Party extremely enjoy this particular freedom as well:
Political signs remain a heated topic here in Cheyenne, but just a quick drive around town shows that a number of residents have a lot to say this election season. Signs are certainly not the end-all, be-all of political speech, but they indicate robust engagement.
And, despite claims to the contrary, I believe they're among the finest examples of urban beautification.