CLEVEY SPRINGS, Harvannah--Conservatives have filed a complaint with the Harvannah Secretary of State's office regarding a political advertisement put out by the campaign of incumbent Gov. Mark Andres (N).
The 30-second television advertisement, which began airing on stations state-wide last week, features 14 different people, of different races, genders and backgrounds.
One woman in the ad says, "We are Harvannans."
"And we support Mark Andres," another says.
The only problem: four of the people that appear in the ad are not actual residents of Harvannah.
The state Conservative Party filed a complaint, calling the ad "misleading" and "deceptive."
The Andres campaign acknowledged Monday that the four people in question do not reside in Harvannah.
One man who appears in the ad is actually Andres' cousin, who lives in Armana.
Three women, including two Hispanics, voice their support for Andres in the commercial, but actually live in Damoign, the campaign confirmed.
It's unclear how the three women in question became included in the commercial.
A spokesman for the Andres campaign told the Harlyne Sun he believed the women were acquaintances of campaign staff members, but did not know for sure.
As for the governor's cousin, the campaign has no regrets about using him.
"The governor's cousin, Bill Wenson, lives in Armana. But he deeply supports his cousin Mark Andres, and he wanted to be apart of the campaign and apart of the commercial, and we felt that was an appropriate way for him to be involved," spokesman Jared Welsh said.
The complaint filed by the state Conservative Party will be heard by the state's election commission and Secretary of State Jennifer Giorchani. The commission and Giorchani will deliver a joint ruling within the week, a spokeswoman for the Secretary of State's office said.
The 30-second television advertisement, which began airing on stations state-wide last week, features 14 different people, of different races, genders and backgrounds.
One woman in the ad says, "We are Harvannans."
"And we support Mark Andres," another says.
The only problem: four of the people that appear in the ad are not actual residents of Harvannah.
The state Conservative Party filed a complaint, calling the ad "misleading" and "deceptive."
The Andres campaign acknowledged Monday that the four people in question do not reside in Harvannah.
One man who appears in the ad is actually Andres' cousin, who lives in Armana.
Three women, including two Hispanics, voice their support for Andres in the commercial, but actually live in Damoign, the campaign confirmed.
It's unclear how the three women in question became included in the commercial.
A spokesman for the Andres campaign told the Harlyne Sun he believed the women were acquaintances of campaign staff members, but did not know for sure.
As for the governor's cousin, the campaign has no regrets about using him.
"The governor's cousin, Bill Wenson, lives in Armana. But he deeply supports his cousin Mark Andres, and he wanted to be apart of the campaign and apart of the commercial, and we felt that was an appropriate way for him to be involved," spokesman Jared Welsh said.
The complaint filed by the state Conservative Party will be heard by the state's election commission and Secretary of State Jennifer Giorchani. The commission and Giorchani will deliver a joint ruling within the week, a spokeswoman for the Secretary of State's office said.
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