GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - People who signed petitions to recall Green Bay Democratic Senator Dave Hansen are getting phone calls from members of the Democratic Party.
But not all of the calls seen on people's caller ID Tuesday said Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
About 100 calls were made that mistakenly came up with Aurora BayCare on the caller ID. Hospital officials say the calls didn't originate from their building or with their knowledge.
"We regret this inconvenience to residents. This call did not originate from Aurora BayCare Medical Center. We have confirmed that no outgoing calls were placed from this number at Aurora BayCare Medical Center. We have reported this matter to the police," said Public Relations Manager Kristine Lillie in a statement.
Those receiving the calls report callers identified themselves as members of the Democratic Party. They indicated they were going through names on petitions turned in to determine if they meant to sign the recall petition.
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Graeme Zielinski says calls are being made to verify the signature on the recall petition following up on some irregularities.
Zielinski says the wrong phone number was typed into the system, but it was quickly corrected.
In a statement from Meyer Teleservices CEO Nick Gerten, "During the initial scope of our calling on the evening of April 25th it was brought to our attention that there were discrepancies with the caller ID information being provided from our site. We immediately took steps to rectify the situation and had the issue resolved. We take full responsibility for the error and apologize for any inconvenience or added concern this may have caused."
Petitions filed with the state, including the names their information, are available through the state's Government Accountability office.
Those who initiated the recall effort of Hansen say signers of the petition are being harassed and intimidated by the Democratic Party.
