NJ.com: Campaign sign draws fines

BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP - The well-manicured lawns in the age-restricted community where George Shafer lives hold a variety of signs, from plastic posters announcing home security systems and wooden NFL banners to hand-painted placards welcoming friends.

But the cardboard Bush-Cheney campaign sign Shafer has outside his home in Village Grande at Crosswicks Creek has drawn the ire of the local homeowners association and is earning him $50 a day in fines.

Shafer, a retired IBM salesman, refuses to take it down. Although the Village bylaws prohibit residents from displaying signs of any kind on their properties, the Korean War veteran says the rule is being unfairly applied to him and others with political signs.
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