From: [email-masked]
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 94 02:13:26 EDT

>From the August 2, 1994 [Boise] Idaho
Statesman

See BoiseBear comment at end of story
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GROUP AGAINST ANTI-GAY INITIATIVE HAS
MORE MONEY THAN ICA CAMP

The Associated Press

The group working against a proposed initiative on
gay rights has far more money in the bank than the
group behind the amendment, campaign finance
reports show.

Reports filed with the secretary of state's office on
August 1 showed Don't Sign On, the group oppoising
the initiaitve, had a cash balance of $46,061.

Stop Special Rights, a unit of the Idaho Citizens Alliance,
showed a balance of just $737, although the report said the
group had pledges of nearly $6,900 not yet collected.

The Idaho Citizens Alliance managed to get enough
signatures by last month's deadline to put the issue on
the November general election ballot.  It seeks to forbid
special rights for homosexuals and bars the teaching
in schools of homosexuality as an acceptable lifestyle.

Kelly Walton of Heybrun heads the Idaho Citizens Alliance.
A family-owned construction business, Walton, Inc.,
advanced much of the money this year for the signature
drive.

But the new campaign finance report listed only $500
from Walton, Inc., and Stop Special Rights repaid
$2,000 of the money advanced earlier.

Stop Special Rights listed 81 contributions from individuals
and companies, mostly in small amounts.  They totaled
$18,739 for the period.

Stop Special Rights also paid $1,155 to people who collected
signatures for the initiative.

The anti-initiative group, Don't Sign On, listed contributions
of $68,718 and $90,027 so far this year.  The donations
included $27,285 in amounts of $50 or more, $24,033 in
smaller amounts and $17,400 in noncash, in-kind donations.

Don't Sign On spent $43,660 in the last three months
compared with spending of $18,612 for Stop Special Rights.
Don't Sign On listed 431 cash or in-kind contributions in
the last three months.

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BoiseBear comment:  Of course we don't believe "Stop
Special Rights" is acting alone.  Who knows how much
work is being done by Focus on the Family (under Idaho
Family Forum), Idaho Christian Coalition (co-founded by
Kelly Walton, Promise Keepers, countless hours of "free"
radio on "Christian Radio" and by other Radical Right groups.

If you would like to help, write to:
Don't Sign On, PO Box 797, Boise, ID, 83701
or phone 208-344-4295 or fax 208-344-4458.

BoiseBear comments do not represent Don't Sign On.
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