Fletcher's general counsel, John Roach, sent the letter out Tuesday claiming the ad should be pulled because it was misleading and allegedly quotes the governor out of context. The governor "has been steadfast in his support of the amendment," Roach said in the letter.

The anti-amendment group, No on the Amendment, began running the 30-second advertisement on Monday. It quotes Fletcher from an Oct. 13 news conference and claims he said, "We did not have a legal evaluation ... for all the ramifications of the amendment."

His actual words, according to Roach's letter, were: "As you know, the administration was not involved in the drafting of that so I did not, we did not have a thorough legal counsel evaluation of that looking at all of the different ramifications."

Fletcher meant the administration did not take part in drafting the language and did not have his legal counsel evaluate its possible effects, Roach said in the letter.

Still, Sarah Reece, campaign manager for the anti-amendment group, said the organization "absolutely" stands by the ad. The questions raised in the ad are legitimate concerns raised by some about the proposed amendment, Reece said.

"It reflects the questions and concerns that people have about this amendment," Reece said in a telephone interview. "The ad isn't about the governor."

The ad starts with a man holding a magnifying glass. A narrator then tells voters, "Take a closer look at the constitutional amendment."

It goes on to claim that lawmakers who favored putting the amendment before voters are now having second thoughts on its effects. The ad also claims the proposed amendment would affect all unmarried people - whether they're gay or straight - and could jeopardize domestic violence protective orders.

At one point, the narrator says, "And Gov. Fletcher says the law may have legal ramifications we don't even know about."

Fletcher did not use the words "we don't even know about," Roach stated in the letter.

Fletcher spokesman Doug Hogan said the administration sent the letters to both radio and television stations. However, it was uncertain whether radio stations received the ads and whether stations would pull them.