A Littleton voter group has accused a mayoral candidate of stealing opposing campaign information from the front porch of a home.

Littleton Councilmember Patrick Driscoll, who is vying with Mayor Kyle Schlachter for the city’s mayoral seat in the Nov. 4 election, was spotted on a home camera dropping off his own campaign information before taking a small flyer that was already on the door, according to a Littleton Voter news release.

Driscoll took the flyer, sparking “widespread condemnation throughout the community,” according to the release.

“This is not just unethical — it’s illegal,” Alex Burkey, a Littleton resident, said in a statement. “If a candidate is willing to violate a resident’s property and interfere with their political expression during the campaign, how can we trust them to uphold the law in office?”

Colorado election interference laws apply to actions within 45 days prior or four days after an election. Any person found guilty of interference with cards, pamphlets, posters, yard signs or candidate materials must pay for the cost of replacement, according to Colorado law.

Littleton Voter officials said the flyer Driscoll took “supported another candidate in the current mayoral race.”

Driscoll’s campaign did not deny removing a flyer from a home but said it was a flyer opposing the contentious ballot measure 3A. The video showed he grabbed a flyer supporting four city council candidates, including Schlachter’s name.

Littleton ballot measure 3A seeks to alter the city’s land use restrictions by keeping the city from developing multiplexes, or more, in single-family zoned neighborhoods.

“I shouldn’t have removed it and I apologize,” Driscoll, through a spokesperson, told The Denver Gazette in an email.

“I also apologize for letting this distract from the issues Littleton voters care about like the fear of forcing multiplexes into single family homes jeopardizing safety and home values,” Driscoll said. “I apologize for missing an opportunity to talk about how the mayor wants more outrageous spending on climate change issues that our taxpayers simply can’t afford.”

In response, Patrick Navarrette, a volunteer spokesperson for Littleton Voter, said Driscoll took a door hanger flyer that lists his political opponents, including Schlachter.

“We do not believe that Mr. Driscoll is sorry that he took material from his opponent off of private property,” Navarrette said.

“Rather, he is sorry that he was caught,” the spokesperson added.

In an email, Schlacter told The Denver Gazette he saw the video of Driscoll and was “disappointed” by his action.

“I believe that the flyer in question has ‘No on 3A’ information on one side and a list of the four candidates that the committee supports, including myself, on the other side,” Schlachter said.

“All the candidates and committees spend many hours of our time and thousands of dollars generously donated by our supporters to get our campaign messages out to Littleton voters,” the mayor said. “I hope that all candidates and committees will adhere to the highest ethical standards as we all continue our campaign work for the next 22 days.”