allegations against acorn

• Acorn (& Other Nutty Nuggets)

The quote of the week comes from Pittsburgh attorney Heather Heidelbaugh, who's long been bird-dogging allegations of impropriety against ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. It was her congressional testimony that prompted House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., to say, at least initially, that he'd consider hearings on the matter. He conveniently reneged on that consideration right in the middle of Nevada and Pennsylvania officials lodging charges of voter registration fraud against the group that also was no two-bit player in the subprime mortgage mess.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• May 17, 2009

• Letters to the Editor

MIGHTY RUCKUS FROM LITTLE ACORN GROWS In his Sept. 27 letter, "ACORN under attack," Sam Hitt defends ACORN against the allegations of fraud and abuse. He does this even as the ACORN chief organizer, Bertha Jones, admits there are definitely problems, and she thanks James O'Keefe, the young videographer who recently exposed some of ACORN's corrupt workers. Criminal proceedings against ACORN begin this week in Nevada. The charges are being brought by Secretary of State Ross Miller and District Attorney Catherine Cortez Mastro, both Democrats. Allegations include illegally registering false names, including Dallas Cowboy football players and Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse.

• The Santa Fe New Mexican
• October 06, 2009

• Acorn Defeats Anti-Voter Legal Attacks; Group's Voter Registration Efforts Vindicated As Baseless Lawsuits Collapse

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) announced that the last of three politically-motivated lawsuits filed against the group in the wake of its successful 2004 voter outreach drive has been "dismissed with prejudice." Each of the three cases (two in Florida and one in Ohio) were brought by partisan law firms based on unfounded allegations of "voter fraud" against the organization -- and all three cases have been dismissed. In 2004, ACORN ran the largest non-partisan voter outreach program and assisted more 1.1 million low and moderate income and minority voters nationwide in registering to vote, including 210,000 in Florida and 190,000 in Ohio.

• U.S. Newswire
• December 14, 2005

• Election law violations.

...Conspiracy Against Rights a. Background b. Scope i. Public Versus Pri... of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) prior to the 2008 general election. This investig... before the election to which the allegations pertain has been concluded runs the obvious risk o...

• American Criminal Law Review
• Vol. 47 Nbr. 2, March 2010

• State Republicans to File Lawsuit Against Acorn

HARRISBURG -- State Republican Party officials today announced they are filing a lawsuit against ACORN, a community group with ties to Sen. Barack Obama, for allegations of "fostering voter registration fraud" in four Pennsylvania counties. The complaint to be filed in Commonwealth Court seeks an injunction against ACORN and the Pennsylvania Department of State to assure the Nov. 4 election is "fair, open and honest," according to a copy of the lawsuit handed out after a press conference this morning by GOP Chairman Robert Gleason and former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Newman.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• October 24, 2008

• Former U.S. Sen. John Danforth From Missouri Targets Acorn, Voter Fraud

Election Day fraud, including its potential in Missouri, could lead to a national "nightmare" if it's not addressed, said one of the state's well-known political figures. During a press conference in Independence on Tuesday, former Republican U.S. Sen. John Danforth spoke out mostly against the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, or ACORN, which faces allegations of voter fraud.

• Daily Record and the Kansas City Daily News-Press
• October 22, 2008

• Probe Clears Acorn of Systematic Lawbreaking ; Report Urges End to Political Activity

An independent investigation commissioned by ACORN cleared the embattled organization of systematic lawbreaking on Monday, but recommended that it stop some of its political work and revealed serious management shortcomings. Former Massachusetts Attorney General L. Scott Harshbarger said his 11-week investigation did not find a pattern of illegal conduct by ACORN employees who were secretly videotaped advising conservative activists posing as a prostitute and her pimp on criminal activities, including tax evasion and human trafficking.

... get to the bottom of the nationwide allegations against ACORN.". Rep. Darrell Issa of California, ...

• The Washington Times
• December 08, 2009

• Former Republican U.S. Sen. John Danforth Targets Acorn, Voter Fraud

Election Day fraud, including its potential in Missouri, could lead to a national "nightmare" if it's not addressed, said one of the state's well-known political figures. During a press conference in Independence on Tuesday, former Republican U.S. Sen. John Danforth spoke out mostly against the Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, or ACORN, which faces allegations of voter fraud.

• St. Charles County Business Record
• October 22, 2008

• Acorn Officials Hold a News Conference at the National Press Club On Accusations of Voter Registration Fraud

... a new voter, are you concerned about allegations that said there are flaws in the system for voter ...'re working towards having people working against that. And I think that they have those concerns. ...

• Political Transcript Wire
• August 28, 2009

• Rep. Jerrold Nadler Holds a Hearing On Lessons Learned From the 2008 Election

... That organization is called ACORN, and its actions cry out for investigation by this... referred to as unsupported spurious allegations of vote fraud. But the president should be particu... unexpected voter participation take place against a background of persistent barriers and chicanery....

• Political Transcript Wire
• September 08, 2009