A DEBATE over the timing of election signage has unfolded among Logan's mayoral candidates with three months left until polling day.
In a bid to raise his profile, first-time political campaigner Stewart Fleming said he strategically put up signs across Logan and was yet to hear any negative comments.
"One of the things we are facing in this election is there are a huge amount of unknowns and personally we have been looking at how to get my name out there," he said.
"From my point of view getting known to 200,000 voters is a challenge.
"I spoke to political analysts and advisers and did not do this on a whim. We did research on who it would affect and very specifically went light.
"Darren Power has signs, John Freeman isn't doing signs at all and Lisa Bradley (Division 1) has signs up.
"At the end of the day those with signs up win."
Mayoral candidate Darren Power, who has set up two election sign sites, created an online social media poll which showed 80 per cent of voters thought it was too early for election signs to be displayed.
After learning that some people considered election signage to be "visual pollution", Mr Power said he would delay putting any more signs up until at least two months before the election
"I put up a couple of signs because I panicked, but then I thought why put them up now with over three months to go," he said.
"They will get stolen, there will be graffiti, all sorts of things will happen to them and people aren't in tune yet.
"People are saying elections should be about more than political signs. They should be about getting out there with ideas and showing yourself so people see you for who you are rather than how you present on a billboard.
"However, advertising helps. You would be a mug not to go along with the political game. If you have no profile you won't win."
One candidate who has opted not to use election signs is former mayor John Freeman.
Mr Freeman slammed election signage as a "blight on the city" and said they should not be displayed at all until one month before the poll.
"I've used them in three elections but not at all in the last one. It went overboard (in 2016) there were hundreds of them and it was just terrible," he said.
"I personally believe you don't vote for a face, you vote for policies. If people vote for a face that is a marketing campaign, not a campaign to run the city.
"The better way is to have public forums, where all candidates stand in front of the community and answer questions."
The election will be held on March 28.
