News Releases Paying People to Sign Petitions is Class IV Felony A.G. Jon Bruning Launches Investigation, Warns Circulators Against Illegal Practices Omaha Æ Paid petition circulators apparently set up a "Wheel of Fortuneî prize wheel near Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium to lure College World Series fans into signing initiative petitions on Sunday. A volunteer for a group opposing the state budget petition filed an affidavit with the Nebraska Attorney GeneralÍs office on Monday stating what he witnessed. Mike Marvin of Lincoln said petition circulators were aggressive in trying to get people to sign a clipboard full of petitions, telling them if they signed they could spin the "Wheel of Fortuneî to win a prize. Marvin is a member of the Nebraskans for the Good Life, a statewide coalition opposed to the state budget petition. Another witness, Jillayne Krier, snapped a cell phone photo of the petition circulators with the "Wheel of Fortuneî and is turning the photo over to the Attorney General. "Its bad enough that these out of state interest groups are trying to buy their way onto the Nebraska ballot but now theyÍre accused of breaking our laws," said Lynn Rex, a spokesperson for Nebraskans for the Good Life. "ItÍs now in the hands of Attorney General Jon Bruning to investigate these allegations," she said. Attorney General Jon Bruning has indicated such action would constitute a Class IV Felony under Nebraska law. Nebraskans for the Good Life are opposed to the state budget petition because it will increase property taxes, slash essential services and make it impossible for government to effectively respond to emergencies. For more information, contact Devorah Lanner at 402.323.5425 or Lynn Rex at 402.476.2829 (pager 402.479.1837) or Karen Kilgarin at 402.432.7776.