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Plus: Blair lands endorsement from building owners; and county rules govern the posting of campaign signs At-large County Council candidates Brooks and Wilhelm team up Two of the candidates in the crowded field of more than 30 Democrats pursuing four at-large seats on the Montgomery County Council are now working together. The pair don’t have a joint campaign account, are splitting expenses evenly and confirmed with state Board of Elections officials that their partnership is permitted, Brooks said. The AOBA has also endorsed incumbent council members Craig Rice of Germantown in District 2 and Sidney Katz of Gaithersburg in District 3. Commenting on its endorsement of Blair and the five council contenders, AOBA said in a release: “Each of the endorsed candidates understands the importance of and has a plan for creating a vibrant and diversified economy, while also meeting the challenges of the county’s social needs.” While it was not clear if AOBA would make endorsements in other local primary contests prior to the start of early voting in two weeks, the release indicated the group’s Maryland State PAC had decided not to endorse in County Council District 1—where there is an eight-way Democratic primary for the seat held for the past 12 years by council member Roger Berliner, another county executive candidate. Louis Peck So where can those political signs be posted? Montgomery County has a number of regulations that govern how and where political signs can be placed. For example, signs cannot be placed in a state public right-of-way. Candidates must get a “limited duration sign permit” to place political signs in a Montgomery County right-of-way. County rules also govern the size of signs posted on private property in residential or commercial areas. Candidates who fail to comply with the county’s sign regulations face a $500 civil citation for each sign in violation as well as removal of illegal signs in the public right-of-way.