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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 

South Oklahoma City Lawmaker Under Criminal Investigation for Illegal Campaign Tactics

A state lawmaker from South Oklahoma City is under criminal investigation by local law enforcement officials for sending out illegal anonymous mail pieces to voters, attacking his opponent. State Rep. Al Lindley is running for re-election in State House District 93 against retired Oklahoma State Trooper Mike Christian. The mail pieces are illegal because they do not display who paid for them, a violation of state law. However, each piece is labeled with the same bulk rate permit number Lindley is using on mail pieces advertising his candidacy. "We've worked hard in this campaign to stick to the issues," Christian said. "But it appears my opponent has chosen to take the low road by attacking my personal life and my family, and he's twisting his own voting record to make it sound good. And since he's not saying who's paying for these attacks, he's breaking the law." According to Oklahoma statutes, it is illegal for anyone to distribute "a statement, circular, poster, or advertisement" intended to influence voters in an election without prominently displaying "the name and address of the person who paid for the communication" on the materials. If an organization paid for the communication, the name and address of at least two officers of the organization must be prominently displayed on the materials. In the past few weeks, voters in House District 93 have received at least six mail pieces attacking Christian. None of the pieces indicate who paid for them, but all of the pieces are labeled with the same bulk rate permit number as Lindley's. Some of the mail pieces were sent anonymously, while other pieces feature the names and return address of Lindley's campaign chairman and her husband. Each mail piece is labeled with the same bulk rate permit number Lindley is using on mail pieces advertising his candidacy. A bulk rate permit number is often printed on a piece of mail in place of a stamp and is used by the post office to track the piece's origin. According to postal officials, if two different pieces of mail share the same bulk rate permit number, they were sent by the same individual or company. Some of the pieces falsely speculate on Christian's marital and family history, while others attempt to defend Lindley's voting record while in office, particularly on legislation relating to immigration, education and taxes. "Mr. Lindley has not only stooped to the lowest form of gutter politics, attacking my personal life and issues involving my child, he has used illegal means to do so," said Christian. Christian filed a police report with the Oklahoma City Police Department on Monday, Oct. 30, regarding the illegal attack mailers. Posted at 10/31/2006 01:32:00 PM


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