Who Paid For The 'Voter Fraud Is A Felony' Billboards?

After investigation, the Einhorn Family Foundation revealed it paid for the billboards warning low income Wisconsin residents that 'Voter Fraud Is A Felony'. The Foundation anonymously purchased the billboards from Clear Channel Outdoor advertising. After the billboards were taken down due to nationwide protest, many wondered who was this 'private family foundation' that had targeted low-income minority communities in the Milwaukee area. 

The Einhorn Family Foundation released a statement:     

“Stephen and Nancy Einhorn placed these billboards as a public service because voter fraud —whether by Republicans or Democrats — undermines our democratic process. By reminding people of the possible consequences of illegal voting, we hope to help the upcoming election be decided by legally registered voters.”

You can read more about the investigation here. 

'Voter Fraud is a Felony' Billboards Coming Down

After much controversy, more than 140 billboards warning Ohio and Wisconsin residents that 'Voter Fraud is a Felony' will finally be removed. The anonymous 'private family' sponsor of the billboards will have them removed in exchange for remaining anonymous. 

Clear Channel, the company that owned the billboards, donated 10 billboards in Ohio reading 'Voting is a Right. Not a Crime!'  

Perhaps one of the most ardent critics of the billboards was Cleveland City Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland who said, "Needless to say I'm happy they will be taken down but I want to know who was behind this in the first place."

Agreed.

Read more here.

'Voter Fraud Is A Felony' Billboards Seek to Scare Black Voters Away From the Polls This November

Ten billboards in low-income minority Cleveland neighborhoods are warning voters that 'Voter Fraud is a Felony,' telling residents that they may face jail time and huge fines. 

Other billboards have been posted in Wisconsin as well.

Who is paying for these billboards?

They are "paid for by a private family foundation."  

This is clearly an attempt to confuse and suppress vulnerable voters.

Phyllis Cleveland, a councilwoman for the city says, "When you have the words 'felony,' 'voter,' and 'fine' all the the same message, and by placing it where it is, the only message that you are intending to send is that this is a threat to you if you vote... It's just a blatant attempt to keep people in this community, particularly black people and poor people, from voting."

SBW agrees. Read more here.