Minnesota for Marriage 'Vote Yes' Sign Stolen in St. Michael

A large sign held up by stakes reading "Minnesota for Marriage" and "Vote Yes" that once stood outside Marksman Metals Co. in St. Michael has been stolen from the property.

"It's gone — we didn't take it down," said Flori Scharber, whose husband owns Marksman Metals.

The "vote yes" message was one of many prominently displayed around the St. Michael and Albertville area, in support of the state's marriage amendment question on ballots today.

An informal sampling by St. Michael Patch showed "Yes" signs out-numbering  "No" by a 5-to-1 margin.

The sign faced Highway 241, and without it, three stakes that used to hold up the sign still sit in the ground. The stakes are surrounded by other signs supporting GOP candidates. A smaller "vote yes on voter ID" sign sits behind the stakes.

The last time Scharber saw the sign was Sunday afternoon, and she believes it was taken late Sunday night, she said.

"It's incredible that the opposition is so dishonest," she said of the people who took the sign. "We leave their signs up."

Scharber shared these thoughts as she was on her way to make last-minute calls to voters in support of the proposed amendment, asking them to vote "yes."

"I hurt for those people who think they have to do things like this (take signs)," she said. "They do not know the truth about God's laws, and I hurt for them."