Obama, ACORN, and Voter Registration Fraud
Officials in Eight States Raid ACORN Offices for Evidence
Oct 9, 2008
Obama's association with the Association of Community Organization for Reform Now, (ACORN) and Project Vote goes back to his work as a community organizer in Chicago starting in the 1990s. From 1993 to 2002, he also served on the Board of Directors for the Woods Fund which contributed funds to ACORN.
Recently the Obama Campaign paid more $800,000 to ACORN for a Get-Out-The-Vote efforts which were originally misrepresented to the FEC. (David M. Brown, "Obama to Amend Report to FEC on $800,000 in Spending", Pittsburg Tribune Review, 8/22/08).
On October 6, 2008, authorities and the FBI in eight states began seizing records of ACORN's voter registration drive, triggered in one state by the discovery of the fraudulent use of names of the Dallas Cowboys lineup on registration forms. At this date, irregularities are being investigated in Missouri, Kansas, Nevada, Wisconsin, New Mexico,Michigan, Ohio, and North Carolina.
Hearings Held on ACORN Voting Fraud
On September 25, 2008, at a hearing held by the House Administration and House Judiciary Committee Oversight Committees, James Terry, Chief Public Advocate for Consumers Rights League, testified about "corruption at every level of ACORN...including voter fraud." Terry maintained that thousands of fraudulent voter registration cards were turned in by ACORN and caught by officials....this mega organization with a decades long history of violating the law...in the get out the vote efforts." according to Michelle Malkin, writing in the National Review (June 25, 2008)
Fact Sheet about Obama and ACORN
On October 4, 2008, the Wall Street Journal published a compilation, "ACORN/Obama Fact Sheet" with information that associated Obama and ACORN over the last thirteen years. It contains information that was published in newspapers and magazines that provided data that spells out Obama and ACORN's relationship. Included is an article, "What Makes Obama Run" by Hank DeZutter, Op-Ed, (Chicago Reader, 12/8/95) in which he wrote: "Obama continues his organizing work largely through classes for future leaders identified by ACORN and the Center for New Horizons on the south side."
According to Bertha Lewis, interim chief organizer for ACORN, the organization has registered 1.3 million people nationwide for the Nov. 4, 2008 election. It has encountered complaints of fraud stemming from registration efforts in over half a dozen states. At this time, as the investigation begins, boxes of records are being removed from ACORN offices to be inspected by the FBI and U.S. Attorney's Office which will determine whether voter fraud has taken place and if there is a connection to Obama.
