Voting is a right, not a crime

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Anonymous98507 says:

First, this "private family foundation" is a lily-livered piece of garbage that hides behind anonymity rather than standing up to be counted!  

Second, this violates Clear Channel's policy?  Then why did they put the billboards up in the first place?  Didn't they read the content?  Sounds like the almighty dollar covered their eyes!

Third, 10 donated billboards aren't enough to make up for the sins of the 30 original billboards.  It should have been an equal number placed in the same locations as the offending billboards.
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Ohio voter fraud billboards to come down, sponsor stays unnamed
By Kim Palmer, October 21, 2012

More than 140 billboards in Ohio and Wisconsin warning of the criminal consequences of voter fraud will be taken down starting on Monday after the sponsor chose to remove them rather than reveal its identity, the billboard owner said.

 The billboards, which show a large judge's gavel and read "Voter Fraud is a felony - up to 3 ½ years and a $10,000 fine," went up primarily in low-income minority neighborhoods in early October, just weeks before the November 6 elections, and were immediately criticized by voter rights groups as an attempt to intimidate minority voters.

 The sponsor was not identified on the billboards owned by Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. The company said this was a violation of its policy against anonymous political ads.

 After discussions, the sponsor, whom Clear Channel Outdoor has called a "private family foundation" but declined to name, "thought the best solution was to take the boards down, so we are in the process of removing them," the company said in a statement.

 Crews on Monday will begin taking down 30 billboards in Cleveland, 30 in Columbus and 85 in Milwaukee, Jim Cullinan, vice president of corporate communications for Clear Channel Outdoor, told Reuters.

 Cleveland City Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland, one of the most vocal critics of the billboards, told Reuters on Sunday: "Needless to say I'm happy they will be taken down but I want to know who was behind this in the first place."

 In response to the outcry, Clear Channel Outdoor donated 10 billboards around the Cleveland area that read "Voting Is a Right. Not a Crime!"
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