This Dozens of election banners with pictures of Alicante mayor and PP re-election candidate Luis Barcala, Hanging from electricity poles on major streets of the city since last Friday, such as Juan Bautista Lafora or La Cantera, as well as La Isleta and other places, It should be withdrawn immediately for violating the General Election Regime (Loreg) Establishment Act, because it is not an area offered free of charge by the City Council to all parties.
how is this Alicante District Election BoardIn a decision taken this Sunday, in which it accepted a complaint from the PSOE, Barcala’s election advertisement on power poles, vpossible from the start of the election campaign last FridayIt is against Article 55 of Loreg, “City Councils will be responsible for allocating special empty spaces for the placement of posters and banners hung on poles or electricity poles, and when appropriate, with a so-called poster system,” he says. “Propaganda by means of banners and placards may only be hung in places reserved for free by City Halls.“, according to the electoral law, “Except for free private places mentioned in the previous section, parties, coalitions, federations and candidatures may only place posters and other forms of electoral propaganda in permitted commercial spaces.The Election Board decision, in addition to removing the banners, includes a dispute by one of the non-judicial members, implying a 2019 decision that allegedly dismissed a similar complaint.
Advertising areas of street lamps in Alicante, operated by a private company that receives service, were not presented to political parties in these elections.They stated that the utility poles only have the use described in the specification, with no special use as they are reserved as an electoral area, as confirmed by the PSOE when contacted the City Council: “The possibility of placing posters on municipal utility poles.Subject to the contract regarding the additional use of public lighting poles for advertising purposes, reserves the right to place advertisements on such personnel corporate advertising campaigns subject to the rates determined for this purpose by the aforementioned merchant, so if you are interested in the placement of the advertisement in question, you should contact the concessionaire”. The contract was awarded just three months ago by the Alicante City Council Executive Board.
According to official documents, the contract for the use of streetlights for advertising purposes “aims to provide a rational, effective and organized arrangement of private common use, which, in a complementary way to their own, customarily provides street lamps. Consisting of the use of public lighting in the city as a staff for advertising posters, attention to institutional structure, taking into account the public or general interest of each of the campaigns promotedit has been deemed appropriate to appear on the property belonging to the municipality in question”. These ad spaces currently include advertising campaigns announcing Europe Day, a recent paddle tennis tournament held at the Technification Center, or other advertising campaigns such as an upcoming paddle tennis tournament. Origin Wine tasting day organized by denominations.
According to the specification, every request regarding the use of the electricity pole as an advertising space must have a municipality report in advance.”the concession holder himself must request from the City Council.with regard to the public or social interests of the requesting organization or the promoted activity, both the administrative management of the request and the specific determination of the occupancy-sensitive electricity poles, in each case at its own expense”.Regarding the institutional nature of the promoting organization, In addition to specifically advertising activities, the City Council will have the power to order the concessionaire to immediately remove the installed banners without further formality”.
Therefore, the placement of Barcala’s advertising posters, according to the complainants, before the Election Board, must have the approval of the City Council, which approves the “public or social interest of the requesting organisation”, that is, the PP or, conversely, the City Council disregarded the obligation to “order the concessionaire to immediately remove the installed banners without further ado”.
They contacted PSOE, as they explained, with the concessionaire company and asked them for 100 euros per lamp, which is the maximum price allowed by the specifications.
Now, after the decision of the Election Board, Socialist Party”Will require Barcala’s PP Disclose to the public the contract signed with the City Council concession company that operates the street lamp advertising concessionAs stated in the contract signed with the concierge, “because” only corporate advertisements are allowed to be uploaded”.
United denies We Can’s complaint
Meanwhile, the District Election Board dismissed United’s complaint to Alicante for the unofficial opening of iconic lifeboats on San Juan’s beach last Friday, the first day of the election campaign. “After examining the content of the notified transaction for which document accreditation is not provided, the execution/opening of a business or service during the election periods, It is not illegal as long as it is justified by the necessity of public service.. it is not implied election demonstrationsThe Electoral College, in its decision this Sunday, (which would be against the law, and Loreg’s 50th Anniversary).