MADISON (WKOW) -- A liberal group is offering a $10,000 reward fund for anyone with information on recall fraud.
Scot Ross, Executive Director of One Wisconsin Now, says the fund is in response to reports of alleged plans to destroy recall petitions.
"We need to make sure that people know this is against the law and we're
willing to invest our own money in order to make sure that the law is
upheld," says Ross.
The group is also drawing attention to recall petitioners' rights.
Recently, the Government Accountability Board has said recall fraud is a felony offense.
The Republican Party of Wisconsin has released a statement saying that they do not "condone or support any
misconduct or foul play by any outside groups or rogue individuals who
interfere with the recall process."
A Republican Party spokesperson suggests that One Wisconsin Now should extend their inquiry to those who claim to have signed the same petition
multiple times, signed on behalf of family members and even under fraudulent
names.
