TAMARAC, Fla. – It’s political season and the race for mayor of the City of Tamarac is becoming a heated one between current Vice Mayor Mike Gelin, and the incumbent, Michelle Gomez.
But now, there are questions about a woman seen on video removing anti-Gelin signage from a Tamarac businesses property.
In surveillance video from in front of Tubby’s Food Store, a woman is seen walking up to yard signs on their property, and pulling them out, before walking back over to a red Alfa Romeo SUV.
The owner of the store is seen briefly confronting her, and that man said she told him the signs were illegal, before going on her way.
Local 10 News reached out to Gelin on Tuesday about the sign removal, and questions about whether it is his wife in that video, but he said he didn’t want to comment and drove off.
In the Gelin’s driveway, however, was a red Alfa Romeo SUV exactly like the one seen in the surveillance video.
Later, Gelin sent Local 10 News an email saying the signage was illegal, referencing a passage of the Florida Division of Elections Campaign Advertising Rules, which says political ads paid for by an independent expenditure must clearly say who they were made by and that it was independent of any candidate or committee.
The signs in question don’t check all of those boxes, only saying they were paid for by notGelin.com, an anti-Gelin website that says it is run by someone named Don K. Frazier.
Local 10 News is working to figure out who Don K. Frazier is, but whether or not the signs are completely legal, the question remains as to why the woman was going around removing them.
Local 10 reached out to the City of Tamarac to see if there is a question about a sign’s legality and if so, what the proper way to have it removed would be.
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