Fraud alert!
Thousands may have been frauded by out-of-state, buck-a-signature petition circulators.
What happened?
The following scenarios have been reported:
Scenario 1 - Citizens were told they were signing the wine petition when the anti-gay marriage petition was actually presented.
Scenario 2 - Citizens were first asked to sign the wine petition and then asked to sign again on a second page. The second page was actually the anti-gay marriage petition.
Scenario 3 - Citizens were told they were signing a petition to protect gay marriage when it was actually the anti-gay marriage petition.
Who did it?
Petition sponsors VoteOnMarriage.org hired Arno Political Consultants, a California company that has been questioned on using fraudulent tactics across the nation, to collect signatures for the anti-gay marriage petition. Arno bussed and flew in workers from around the country and paid them $1.50 for each signature they collected.
Workers allegedly made up to $1200 per day and would brag about how they were able to fraud gay people into signing a petition to take their own rights away.
What can I do if I am a fraud victim?
Verify that you are listed as a signer of the anti-gay marriage petition and file a Fraud Affidavit Form (pdf).
Fax completed affidavits to (978) 560-0618 or mail to:
KnowThyNeighbor.org, Inc.
PO Box 0395
Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA 01944
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