Justice
Billboard Intimidation of the Day: Anti-Voter Fraud Signs in Ohio and Wisconsin
Anonymous advertising is against Clear Channel Policy, but this contract was signed by mistake.
Here's the latest from the voter intimidation front: over a hundred billboards in black and Hispanic neighborhoods of Cleveland, Milwaukee and Columbus that warn of the consequences of voter fraud. "VOTER FRAUD IS A FELONY," the signs read, over an image of a judge's gavel, "Up to 3 1/2 years & $10,000 fine." Voter fraud is less common than UFO sightings. Wisconsin, in the presidential election year of 2004, had seven incidents of voter fraud.
The billboards are sponsored by an anonymous "Private Family Foundation." Anonymous advertisers are typically not permitted by Clear Channel, which owns the billboards, but the company told NPR this was a contract signed by mistake: