"Incidents of corruption are possible in any organization, and ACORN has responded appropriately to the overblown recent sting. ACORN's real offense, in the eyes of the right, is that it organizes constituencies, such as minorities and poor people, which the political system too
often ignores. The crusade against ACORN is a continuation of the efforts of the right at vote-suppression, which must be resisted wherever it appears." WHAT?? The right is picking on ACORN because they want to suppress voting?
Hey DSA members? I have some information to share that you're apparently not aware of:
1. During the last two election cycles ACORN was under investigation for election fraud and related offenses in 19 states.
AR 1998 A contractor with ACORN-affiliated Project Vote was arrested for falsifying 400 voter registration cards.
CO 2005 Two ex-ACORN employees were convicted of perjury for submitting false voter registrations.
CO 2004 An ACORN employee admitted to forging signatures and registering three of her friends to vote 40 times.
CT 2008 ACORN submitted a voter registration card for a 7 year old girl.
FL 2009 11 ACORN workers accused of forging voter registration applications. 197 of 260 applications contained personal ID information that did not match any living person.
IN 2008 Election officials threw out more than 4,000 ACORN-submitted voter registrations after finding they had identical handwriting and included the names of deceased Indianans, and even the name of a fast food restaurant.
MI 2008 A sizable number of duplicate and fraudulent voter registrations were turned over to the AG's office for investigation.
MO 2008 400 ACORN-submitted registrations rejected due to duplication or false information.
2007 Four ACORN employees indicted for identity theft and filing false registrations during 2006 election.
2006 Eight ACORN employees indicted in federal election fraud charges; forging signatures and submitting false information.
MN 2004 During a traffic stop police found more than 300 voter registration cards in the trunk of a former ACORN employee who had violated legal requirements that registration cards be submitted to the Secretary of State within 10 days of being filled out and signed.
NC 2004 ACORN investigated for submitting fake voter registration cards.
NM 2008 More than 1,100 ACORN-submitted voter registration cards being investigated after a clerk found them to be fraudulent.
2005 Four ACORN employees submitted as many as 3,000 fraudulent signatures on the ballot initiative.
2004 An ACORN employee registered a 13-year old boy to vote.
NV 2009 ACORN indicted on 26 counts of voter registration fraud and 13 counts of illegally compensating canvassers.
2008 ACORN's Las Vegas headquarters raided. Fraudulent registrations found included players names from the Dallas Cowboys.
OH 2008 ACORN activists gave OH residents cash and cigarettes in exchange for filling out registration form; two ACORN workers submitted "blatantly false" forms; ACORN and its affiliate Project Vote submitted registrations that had the highest rate of errors for any voter registration group.
PA 2009 Seven ACORN workers indicted for submitting falsified registrations. Six of the seven also indicted for registering voters under an illegal quota system.
2008 State election officials threw out 57,435 registrations, the majority of which were submitted by ACORN. Found to be "clearly fraudulent" signatures, vacant lots listed as addresses.
2008 ACORN employee sentenced to prison for identify theft and tampering with records. Second ACORN worker pled not guilty; free on bail.
2004 Numerous complaints from individuals to Director of Elections accusing ACORN employees of deliberately putting inaccurate info on their registrations. ACORN under investigation by the Dept. of Justice.
TX 2008 10,000 ACORN-submitted registrations found to be invalid.
VA 2005 Registrations submitted by Project Vote rejected, 83% of which carried false or questionable information; non-existent or commercial addresses; fraudulent social security numbers; convicted felons.
2005 56% of applications submitted by ACORN ineligible. Evidence of intentional voter fraud.
WA 2007 Three ACORN employees pled guilty, four more charged in worst case of voter registration fraud in Washington state history. More than 2,000 fraudulent cards submitted.
WI 2008 Over 33,000 ACORN-submitted registrations called into question.
1. During the last two election cycles ACORN was under investigation for election fraud and related offenses in 19 states.
AR 1998 A contractor with ACORN-affiliated Project Vote was arrested for falsifying 400 voter registration cards.
CO 2005 Two ex-ACORN employees were convicted of perjury for submitting false voter registrations.
CO 2004 An ACORN employee admitted to forging signatures and registering three of her friends to vote 40 times.
CT 2008 ACORN submitted a voter registration card for a 7 year old girl.
FL 2009 11 ACORN workers accused of forging voter registration applications. 197 of 260 applications contained personal ID information that did not match any living person.
IN 2008 Election officials threw out more than 4,000 ACORN-submitted voter registrations after finding they had identical handwriting and included the names of deceased Indianans, and even the name of a fast food restaurant.
MI 2008 A sizable number of duplicate and fraudulent voter registrations were turned over to the AG's office for investigation.
MO 2008 400 ACORN-submitted registrations rejected due to duplication or false information.
2007 Four ACORN employees indicted for identity theft and filing false registrations during 2006 election.
2006 Eight ACORN employees indicted in federal election fraud charges; forging signatures and submitting false information.
MN 2004 During a traffic stop police found more than 300 voter registration cards in the trunk of a former ACORN employee who had violated legal requirements that registration cards be submitted to the Secretary of State within 10 days of being filled out and signed.
NC 2004 ACORN investigated for submitting fake voter registration cards.
NM 2008 More than 1,100 ACORN-submitted voter registration cards being investigated after a clerk found them to be fraudulent.
2005 Four ACORN employees submitted as many as 3,000 fraudulent signatures on the ballot initiative.
2004 An ACORN employee registered a 13-year old boy to vote.
NV 2009 ACORN indicted on 26 counts of voter registration fraud and 13 counts of illegally compensating canvassers.
2008 ACORN's Las Vegas headquarters raided. Fraudulent registrations found included players names from the Dallas Cowboys.
OH 2008 ACORN activists gave OH residents cash and cigarettes in exchange for filling out registration form; two ACORN workers submitted "blatantly false" forms; ACORN and its affiliate Project Vote submitted registrations that had the highest rate of errors for any voter registration group.
PA 2009 Seven ACORN workers indicted for submitting falsified registrations. Six of the seven also indicted for registering voters under an illegal quota system.
2008 State election officials threw out 57,435 registrations, the majority of which were submitted by ACORN. Found to be "clearly fraudulent" signatures, vacant lots listed as addresses.
2008 ACORN employee sentenced to prison for identify theft and tampering with records. Second ACORN worker pled not guilty; free on bail.
2004 Numerous complaints from individuals to Director of Elections accusing ACORN employees of deliberately putting inaccurate info on their registrations. ACORN under investigation by the Dept. of Justice.
TX 2008 10,000 ACORN-submitted registrations found to be invalid.
VA 2005 Registrations submitted by Project Vote rejected, 83% of which carried false or questionable information; non-existent or commercial addresses; fraudulent social security numbers; convicted felons.
2005 56% of applications submitted by ACORN ineligible. Evidence of intentional voter fraud.
WA 2007 Three ACORN employees pled guilty, four more charged in worst case of voter registration fraud in Washington state history. More than 2,000 fraudulent cards submitted.
WI 2008 Over 33,000 ACORN-submitted registrations called into question.
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