Agree with David. If a town is going to allow commercial signs all over the neighborhood, they shouldn't prohibit political signs. Towns do restrict all kinds of ways people can "decorate" their properties. But, if they're going to allow signs by realtors & contractors to languish on lawns for months (sometimes what seems forever), they ought to allow people to express themselves politically.

You're all correct. The ordinance is clearly content based, and any restriction on speech based on its content, if otherwise not unlawful, like obscenity or defamation, is unconstitutional on its face. In addition, the Supreme Court just invalidated, on First Amendment grounds, the Feingold/McCain campaign finance law that prohibited political contributions within 60 days of an election. Personally, I completely disagree with that decision. No dispute exists that large amounts of money influence elections, which is what the law aimed to prevent. The law is similar to rules preventing campaigning within 100 feet of polling places. That situation differs completely from individuals, no matter how famous or influential, advancing their personal positions on candidates and ballot propositions. Nevertheless, if the Court rejected a congressionally passed law that is similar to that fluffball ordinance, the ordinance is toast under the federal Constitution.