Arno Political Consultants
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Arno Political Consultants is a company based in Sacramento, California, which collects signatures on petitions to qualify ballot initiatives.
The company was founded in 1979 by Michael Arno. The company reports that its former and current clients include Wal-Mart, Phillip Morris, R. J. Reynolds, Procter & Gamble, Kodak, Occidental Petroleum, Mobil Oil, AT&T, and America Online.
Critics of the company have claimed that its canvassers have misled voters into signing Republican Party voter registration forms or petitions for controversial pro-gambling or anti-gay marriage initiatives at the same time that the canvassers solicited signatures for less controversial measures. [1] [2] [3] [4]
In 2007, the company assisted in gathering signatures for the California Counts ballot initiative campaign.
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- ^ St. Petersburg Times, October 23, 2004 - Students complain of false party swap - Scores of college students say they were tricked into changing their registration to the Republican Party when signing petitions.
- ^ "Signature fraud is an outrage." Editorial, Bay Windows, reproduced at MassEquality.org
- ^ Florida Baptist Witness, November 10, 2004 - Suit claims invalid signatures tainted Fla. gambling petitions
- ^ Albany Democrat-Herald, Thursday, June 22, 2006 12:36 PM PDT - State questions signature gathering
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