Be aware that it’s against the law to campaign for candidates or ballot measures within 100 feet of a polling place. El Paso County election official Liz Olson said that goes for signs, campaign buttons and other stuff, like T-shirts.Counting penniesIf money talks, races for three El Paso County commissioner seats to be decided at the Nov. 4 election are as quiet as church mice.According to campaign finance reports filed last month, incumbent Sallie Clark leads the way in cash on hand with $4,370. Amy Lathen, seeking her first elected term after being appointed last year, has $4,367 on hand, while Commission Chairman Dennis Hisey has $1,269 in the bank.Andre Vigil, a Democrat challenging Hisey in the southeast district, has $63 on hand.Democrat Allison Hunter, opposing Lathen in the north and east district, and Democrat Pamela Berry, opposing Clark on the west side, apparently haven’t filed finance reports.Going on the airSpeaking of Vigil, he’ll be on 1580 AM radio at 2 p.m. Friday to discuss county issues. An electrician who works at the Criminal Justice Center, Vigil finds it amusing that someone plastered newspaper articles reporting his opposition to the county’s proposed sales tax hike onto the door of the coroner’s office. The coroner’s office, which needs a new facility, is among those agencies that would benefit from additional revenue raised by the tax.”They did it, because they think I would get mad,” he said. He noted he didn’t understand being criticized, considering commissioners Amy Lathen and Jim Bensberg voted against placing the 1 percent tax on the ballot.Send items to pam.zubeck@gazettedev.gazette.com

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