Uh Oh, someone messed up.
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Heard those automated campaign calls? Irritated a little? Some have been plenty annoyed by calls asking for a yes vote on a pro-school measure in March. Apparently some technical screw-up involving Century Tel. But also something that's led to irritated calls to La Crosse schools superintendent Jerry Kembers office. He says, the calls have nothing to do with an upcoming referendum. The calls apparently originate from Toledo, Ohio. Originally placed on behalf of a school issue in that district in advance of a ballot measure this past spring.
TPS levy robocalls cause problems in Wisconsin - Updated
By chrismyers - Posted on October 23rd, 2008
on the situation:
A recent phone message promoting a school referendum has caused some confusion in the area � because it’s not for the La Crosse School District measure on the Nov. 4 ballot.
The automated message for a vote earlier this year in Toledo, Ohio, is a case of technology gone wild, La Crosse school officials said.
“It is not us,” La Crosse Superintendent Jerry Kember said. “We would never do anything like that. It is not appropriate or legal (for the school district).”
http://www.lacrossetribune.com/articles/2008/10/23/news/zoopscalls1023.txt