Voter fraud -ACORN- Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now

Of recent, United States presidential elections have been mighty close. In such environments the slightest voter frauds can be devastating to legitimate outcomes! This hub is about ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) and several of the voter fraud issues that occur from its questionable activism. Their alleged and proven connections to fraud in close elections may be strong enough to sway an election. They must be examined closely! This hub will include links and resources for further study and investigation. You decide!

ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a community organization consisting of low and moderate-income households.. ACORN promotes housing, schools, neighborhood safety, health care, job conditions, and other social issues that affect its members. It has a membership of over 350,000. and has chapters in over 100 cities in the United States. It is/has been known for its political involvement, especially with the democrat party.

See: ACORN (Wikipedia)

1. 2004 – Four ACORN employees were indicted for submitting false voter registrations.
2. 2005 (January) two employees of ACORN sentenced to community service for submitting false voter registrations.
3. 2006 – four ACORN employees (part time workers – Kansas City, MO.) were indicted for voter fraud)
4. 2006 – (St. Louis, MO) ACORN was investigated for putting forward false voter registrations (1,492)
5. 2007, five Washington state ACORN workers were sentenced to jail time. The Association agreed to pay King County $25,000. (for investigative costs – ACORN acknowledged that the national organization could be subject to criminal action if fraud occurs again)
6. 2008, the Michigan Secretary of State office told the Detroit Free Press that ACORN was guilty of submitting a sizeable number of replicas and fraudulent applications to vote
7. 2008,(August) Cuyahoga County, Ohio - Board of Election) ACORN has submitted about 75,000 voter registration cards to the Cuyahoga board this year. Board employees are unsure how many of the cards are fraudulent. But the voter registration department received so many suspicious cards that it began compiling a binder with evidence. The binder grew to be an inch-thick. See: Cuyahoga board probes ACORN voter registration drive

REFERENCES: (taken from Wikipedia)

1. "The Acorn Indictments: A union-backed outfit faces charges of election fraud".
2. "New Registration Rules Stir Voter Debate in Ohio".
3. "Briefing," Rocky Mountain News, 1/4/05: http://discoverthenetwork.org/Articles/acornbackgro.html
4. "2 accused of fraud in voter registration".
5. "ACORN Workers Indicted For Alleged Voter Fraud",
6. "St. Louis Election Board Investigating Voter Fraud"
7. "Voter Fraud Watch: Could ACORN Scandal in Washington Have Been Avoided With Photo ID?".
8. "Felony charges filed against 7 in state's biggest case of voter-registration fraud"
9. "Reform group turned in 2000 suspicious voter registrations",

Conclusion: Regardless of party or political views, this sort of thing cannot be tolerated! I am a conservative, but if the roles were reversed, I would still insist on clamping down on such behavior!