Think Twice: Signature Gatherers’ Criminal Histories Exposed
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Portland Mercury: Laurits Harvey Nance might ask you to sign an initiative petition over the coming weeks. One of the initiatives he's touting, called the Oregon Crimefighting Act, pushes for harsher sentences for felony sex offenders. The irony? Nance was himself convicted of felony sodomy in the first degree in 1990—a conviction for anal or oral sex, either forcibly or with a child under 12. In this case, the victim was Nance's daughter, who was under 12 at the time, according to court records.
"I know what he did," says Nance's employer, Ross Day—a right-wing lawyer running Salem-based petitioning firm Voice of the Electorate. "We have had extensive discussions with Mr. Nance and others. He has paid his debt to society. I feel comfortable with that, and I am willing to give him a second chance. "It's just pathetic that Our Oregon has released this information," continues Day, referring to the nonprofit that released the background information on Nance and 18 other signature gatherers with criminal histories who are also working for him, last week. "They're scared to debate the issues, so they're going to go after these hard-working folks."
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