Central Iowa Voters Steamed Over Misleading Yes to Destiny Bulk Mail Flier

WEST DES MOINES, IA -- Beginning last week registered voters in Central Iowa began receiving a 4 page full color flier describing the Yes to Destiny plan to lower property taxes. The only problem is Yes to Destiny is actually a political campaign to raise the local option sales tax. The words "Local Option" and "Sales Tax" do not appear anywhere in the flier. Many Central Iowa voters were very upset and are calling the flier fraudulent and misleading.

"Today I received in the mail what is undoubtedly the most deceitful and breathtakingly dishonest piece of campaign material I've ever seen. If a candidate, of any party, put out a piece this fraught with lies and misrepresentations they would be flayed alive in the press, and rightfully so", said Representative Larry Disney.

At the AMOS Conversation About Project Destiny gathering on Tuesday June 12th 2007 at the Central Presbyterian Church in Des Moines, Project Destiny representatives present were asked about the misrepresentations in the flier and their reply was, "We have not seen that flier." The bulk mail flier in question says on the back side, "Paid for by Yes to Destiny."

George Davey from the NoLocalOption.com campaign which is opposing the Yes to Destiny campaign to raise local option sales tax by 17% is asking for a public apology to voters from whomever is responsible for the flier.

"The flier is clearly false and misleading advertising and the people that received it deserve an apology."

Check it out for yourself. A sample of the flier and a sample ballot can be found using the links below.

Compare for yourself the language in the flier and in the official ballot:

-Yes to Destiny mail flier (604kb): get it here
-Official ballot (82kb): get it here

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