Bismarck, N.D. (AP) A Democratic polling firm representing backers of a state conservation fund will pay $2,000 to resolve a complaint alleging violations of North Dakota's do not call law.
Court records show the North Dakota attorney general's office reached the agreement Wednesday with Las Vegas-based Campaign Communication Solutions Onc. The company agreed to the settlement without admitting liability.
Court records say the company allegedly made illegal prerecorded calls on behalf of north dakotans for clean water, wildlife and parks. The group is pushing a ballot measure that would funnel 5 percent of the state's oil extraction taxes into a conservation fund.
North Dakota law bars most organizations from making calls to homes on a "do not call'' list. Prerecorded calls also are banned unless the call is introduced by a live operator.