Colorado Mom Sued Over Newspaper Ads Encouraging Voter Turnout in School Board Election
22nd January 2016
At issue are the two civil complaints brought against Holland by school board officials over two newspaper ads she bought, which urged the members of her community to educate themselves about the candidates up for election to the town’s school board and to get out and vote. She did not advocate for or against any particular candidate. But because she had not registered as a “political committee,” two complaints were filed against her, beginning her unwanted and expensive quest to defend herself against frivolous and politically-motivated attacks on her freedom of speech and right to participate in the political process.