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==Issues and actions== |
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=== Predatory lending and |
=== Predatory lending and affordable housing === |
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ACORN has fought against lending practices that it sees as [[predatory lending|predatory]] by targeting the national companies that practice them, working for stronger state laws against predatory practices, organizing against local financial scams, and steering individuals toward loan counseling.<ref name="ACORN_2003"/> Following a three-year campaign Household International (now owned by [[HSBC|HSBC Holdings]] and renamed [[HSBC Finance|HSBC Finance Corporation]]), one of the largest [[subprime lending|subprime lenders]] in the country, and ACORN announced on [[November 25]], [[2003]] a proposed settlement of a 2002 national [[class-action lawsuit]] brought by ACORN. The settlement created a $72 million [[Foreclosure Avoidance Program]] to provide relief to Household borrowers who are at risk of losing their homes.<ref name="ACORN_2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=8500 |title=ACORN Annual Report 2003 |publisher=ACORN |year=2003 |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> The settlement came on the heels of an earlier $484 million settlement between Household, Attorneys General, and bank regulators from all 50 US states.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atg.wa.gov/householdfinance/facts.shtml |title=Household Finance Settlement |publisher = Washington State Office of the Attorney General |date=[[2003-12-05]] |accessdate=2007-11-12 |archivedate=2007-09-27 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060927065346/http://www.atg.wa.gov/householdfinance/facts.shtml}}</ref> |
ACORN has fought against lending practices that it sees as [[predatory lending|predatory]] by targeting the national companies that practice them, working for stronger state laws against predatory practices, organizing against local financial scams, and steering individuals toward loan counseling.<ref name="ACORN_2003"/> Following a three-year campaign Household International (now owned by [[HSBC|HSBC Holdings]] and renamed [[HSBC Finance|HSBC Finance Corporation]]), one of the largest [[subprime lending|subprime lenders]] in the country, and ACORN announced on [[November 25]], [[2003]] a proposed settlement of a 2002 national [[class-action lawsuit]] brought by ACORN. The settlement created a $72 million [[Foreclosure Avoidance Program]] to provide relief to Household borrowers who are at risk of losing their homes.<ref name="ACORN_2003">{{cite web |url=http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=8500 |title=ACORN Annual Report 2003 |publisher=ACORN |year=2003 |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> The settlement came on the heels of an earlier $484 million settlement between Household, Attorneys General, and bank regulators from all 50 US states.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atg.wa.gov/householdfinance/facts.shtml |title=Household Finance Settlement |publisher = Washington State Office of the Attorney General |date=[[2003-12-05]] |accessdate=2007-11-12 |archivedate=2007-09-27 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060927065346/http://www.atg.wa.gov/householdfinance/facts.shtml}}</ref> |
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ACORN filed a lawsuit in [[California]] seeking to exempt itself from the state's [[minimum wage]] of $4.25 per hour in 1995. ACORN alleged in its complaint that "its workers, if paid the minimum wage, will be less empathetic with ACORN's low and moderate income constituency and will therefore be less effective advocates." The court denied ACORN's petition; the denial was sustained on appeal.<ref>Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now v. Department of Industrial Relations, 41 Cal. App. 4th 298, 301 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995).</ref> |
ACORN filed a lawsuit in [[California]] seeking to exempt itself from the state's [[minimum wage]] of $4.25 per hour in 1995. ACORN alleged in its complaint that "its workers, if paid the minimum wage, will be less empathetic with ACORN's low and moderate income constituency and will therefore be less effective advocates." The court denied ACORN's petition; the denial was sustained on appeal.<ref>Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now v. Department of Industrial Relations, 41 Cal. App. 4th 298, 301 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995).</ref> |
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=== Katrina |
=== Katrina relief === |
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ACORN members across the country, particularly in the [[Gulf Coast|Gulf]] region, have organized fundraising and organizing drives to ensure that victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]] will receive assistance and will be able to return to affected areas. ACORN's Home Cleanout Demonstration Program has gutted and rebuilt over 1,850 homes with the help of volunteers. The ACORN Katrina Survivors Association formed in the aftermath of the storm is the first nationwide organization for Katrina survivors and has been working for equitable treatment for victims. Displaced citizens were bussed into the city for the [[New Orleans]] primary and general elections. ACORN Housing Services have helped more than 2,000 homeowners affected by the storm and is an official planner working with the city on reconstruction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=9703 |title=Two years after Katrina, still fighting and winning |year=2005 |publisher=ACORN |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=July 2008}} |
ACORN members across the country, particularly in the [[Gulf Coast|Gulf]] region, have organized fundraising and organizing drives to ensure that victims of [[Hurricane Katrina]] will receive assistance and will be able to return to affected areas. ACORN's Home Cleanout Demonstration Program has gutted and rebuilt over 1,850 homes with the help of volunteers. The ACORN Katrina Survivors Association formed in the aftermath of the storm is the first nationwide organization for Katrina survivors and has been working for equitable treatment for victims. Displaced citizens were bussed into the city for the [[New Orleans]] primary and general elections. ACORN Housing Services have helped more than 2,000 homeowners affected by the storm and is an official planner working with the city on reconstruction.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=9703 |title=Two years after Katrina, still fighting and winning |year=2005 |publisher=ACORN |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref>{{Verify credibility|date=July 2008}} |
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ACORN pushes [[education reform]] usually in the form of organizing neighborhood groups and "community" or "ACORN schools". In Chicago, ACORN has advocated for a certified teacher to be in every classroom. In [[California]] ACORN has documented the need for textbooks and school repairs. ACORN works with teachers unions to get money for school construction and more funding for schools.<ref name="ACORN_school_overview">{{cite web |url=http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=2660 |title=School Overview |publisher=ACORN |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> ACORN opposes [[charter school]]s and for-profit schooling initiatives, most notably the proposed [[Edison Schools]] takeover of the [[New York City]] public schools in 2001.<ref name="ACORN_school_overview"/>{{Verify credibility|date=July 2008}} |
ACORN pushes [[education reform]] usually in the form of organizing neighborhood groups and "community" or "ACORN schools". In Chicago, ACORN has advocated for a certified teacher to be in every classroom. In [[California]] ACORN has documented the need for textbooks and school repairs. ACORN works with teachers unions to get money for school construction and more funding for schools.<ref name="ACORN_school_overview">{{cite web |url=http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=2660 |title=School Overview |publisher=ACORN |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> ACORN opposes [[charter school]]s and for-profit schooling initiatives, most notably the proposed [[Edison Schools]] takeover of the [[New York City]] public schools in 2001.<ref name="ACORN_school_overview"/>{{Verify credibility|date=July 2008}} |
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===Gun |
===Gun control=== |
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In 2006, ACORN intervened on behalf of [[Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]] in a lawsuit brought against the city, which challenged a local ordinance that limited handgun purchasers to one gun a month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1166448999875 |title=N.J. Judge Voids City's Gun Control Law |first=Charles |last=Toutant |publisher=New Jersey Law Journal |date=[[2006-12-20]] |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> The [[Hudson County]] Superior Court struck down the ordinance on the grounds that it violated the New Jersey Constitution's Equal Protection clause, and a state statute prohibiting towns and municipalities from enacting firearms legislation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1166448999875 |title=N.J. Judge Voids City's Gun Control Law |first=Charles |last=Toutant |publisher=New Jersey Law Journal |date=[[2006-12-20]] |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> |
In 2006, ACORN intervened on behalf of [[Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]] in a lawsuit brought against the city, which challenged a local ordinance that limited handgun purchasers to one gun a month.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1166448999875 |title=N.J. Judge Voids City's Gun Control Law |first=Charles |last=Toutant |publisher=New Jersey Law Journal |date=[[2006-12-20]] |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> The [[Hudson County]] Superior Court struck down the ordinance on the grounds that it violated the New Jersey Constitution's Equal Protection clause, and a state statute prohibiting towns and municipalities from enacting firearms legislation.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1166448999875 |title=N.J. Judge Voids City's Gun Control Law |first=Charles |last=Toutant |publisher=New Jersey Law Journal |date=[[2006-12-20]] |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> |
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ACORN was active in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980 Election]] with the "People's Platform" serving as its standard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umsl.edu/~whmc/guides/whm0040.htm |title=WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION |publisher=UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS |month=June |year=1980 |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> It led [[Demonstration (people)|demonstrations]] aimed at both major party candidates; demanded to meet with [[Jimmy Carter|President Jimmy Carter]]; marched on the president's campaign finance committee chair's home; and presented its platform to the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]] platform committee. |
ACORN was active in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1980|1980 Election]] with the "People's Platform" serving as its standard.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.umsl.edu/~whmc/guides/whm0040.htm |title=WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION |publisher=UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS |month=June |year=1980 |accessdate=2007-11-12}}</ref> It led [[Demonstration (people)|demonstrations]] aimed at both major party candidates; demanded to meet with [[Jimmy Carter|President Jimmy Carter]]; marched on the president's campaign finance committee chair's home; and presented its platform to the [[United States Republican Party|Republican Party]] platform committee. |
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=== 1980-1988: Reagan |
=== 1980-1988: Reagan era === |
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By 1980, ACORN’S staff was stretched thin by the demands of meeting its expansion goals. Much of its resources and energy had been dedicated to the presidential primaries and national party conventions. ACORN launched [[squatting]] campaigns in an attempt to obtain affordable housing, and encouraged [[squatter]]s to refit the premises for comfortable living. |
By 1980, ACORN’S staff was stretched thin by the demands of meeting its expansion goals. Much of its resources and energy had been dedicated to the presidential primaries and national party conventions. ACORN launched [[squatting]] campaigns in an attempt to obtain affordable housing, and encouraged [[squatter]]s to refit the premises for comfortable living. |
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2004 saw ACORN become an international organization, opening offices in [[Canada]], [[Peru]], and beginning work in [[Dominican Republic]]. Since then offices have opened in [[Mexico]] and [[Argentina]]. |
2004 saw ACORN become an international organization, opening offices in [[Canada]], [[Peru]], and beginning work in [[Dominican Republic]]. Since then offices have opened in [[Mexico]] and [[Argentina]]. |
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=== ACORN employees and allegations of voter registration fraud === |
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In some locations, ACORN employees have submitted [[Election fraud|false voter registration forms]] rather than obtaining registrations from actual eligible voters. |
In some locations, ACORN employees have submitted [[Election fraud|false voter registration forms]] rather than obtaining registrations from actual eligible voters. |
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| Abbreviation | ACORN |
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| Formation | 1970 |
| Type | New Orleans, Lousiana |
President | Maude Hurd (1990-present) |
| Website | www.acorn.org |
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is a
ACORN's priorities have included: better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more community development investment from banks and governments, and better public schools.[2] ACORN pursues these goals by developing it's community organizations across the country and then effecting change through direct action, negotiation, legislation, and voter participation.[3]
The group has received federal funding in the past, for example through a $1.1 million grant from AmeriCorps,[4] however it states it does not now accept direct government funding and is not tax exempt.[5] The group does advocate for Government programs and spending to meet its objectives. A nonpartisan organization, ACORN is affiliated with a political action committee that is closely associated with Democrats.[6] ACORN has drawn scrutiny over investigations of voter fraud by some of its employees.[7]
Issues and actions
Predatory lending and affordable housing
ACORN has fought against lending practices that it sees as
ACORN and its affiliates advocate for affordable housing by urging the development, rehabilitation and establishment of housing trust funds at the local, state, and federal levels.[10] The group also pushes for enforcement of affordable-housing requirements for developers and promotes programs to help homeowners repair their homes and organize tenant demands.[11]
ACORN has been criticized by free market groups and some Republicans for its role in advocating lending practices to borrowers without traditional qualifications (large down payments and proven income sources), and for encouraging government based housing trusts rather than a market oriented approach to expand public housing.[12][13]A report from the free-market Consumers Rights League charges that ACORN misuses housing funds and encouraged banks through the Community Reinvestment Act to make some of the risky loans now at the center of the housing mess.[14][15]
Living wages
ACORN filed a lawsuit in California seeking to exempt itself from the state's minimum wage of $4.25 per hour in 1995. ACORN alleged in its complaint that "its workers, if paid the minimum wage, will be less empathetic with ACORN's low and moderate income constituency and will therefore be less effective advocates." The court denied ACORN's petition; the denial was sustained on appeal.[17]
Katrina relief
ACORN members across the country, particularly in the
Education
ACORN pushes education reform usually in the form of organizing neighborhood groups and "community" or "ACORN schools". In Chicago, ACORN has advocated for a certified teacher to be in every classroom. In California ACORN has documented the need for textbooks and school repairs. ACORN works with teachers unions to get money for school construction and more funding for schools.[19] ACORN opposes charter schools and for-profit schooling initiatives, most notably the proposed Edison Schools takeover of the New York City public schools in 2001.[19][unreliable source?]
Gun control
In 2006, ACORN intervened on behalf of
On September 29, 2008, the
History
1970-1975: Founding
ACORN was founded by
ACORN's goal was to unite welfare recipients with
1975-1980: Growth beyond Arkansas
In 1975, ACORN created branches in
ACORN was active in the
1980-1988: Reagan era
By 1980, ACORN’S staff was stretched thin by the demands of meeting its expansion goals. Much of its resources and energy had been dedicated to the presidential primaries and national party conventions. ACORN launched
In June 1982 ACORN sponsored "
In addition to protesting, ACORN also developed and strengthened its
ACORN grew to twenty-seven states, adding chapters in
During the
ACORN's membership grew to 70,000 plus in twenty-eight states during this time. It increased its legislative lobbying efforts in Washington and strengthened its
1988-1998: Focus on housing
While some of ACORN’s most notable efforts were in the area of housing, it has counted health, public safety, education, representation, work and workers’ rights and communications concerns among its victories.
The 1990 ACORN convention in Chicago focused on the fast-breaking housing campaign. It featured a squatting demonstration at an RTC house. Later, ACORN members demanded cooperation from banks about providing loan data on low- and moderate-income communities and compliance with the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
ACORN fought weakening of the CRA in 1991, staging a two-day takeover of the
The ACORN convention in New York in 1992, called the "ACORN-Bank Summit", was organized to make deals with giant banks. When Citibank, the nation’s largest bank, did not participate conventioneers protested at its downtown Manhattan headquarters, and won a meeting to negotiate for similar programs.
ACORN supported and lobbied for the "Motor Voter" Act. After its passage, ACORN members attended President Clinton’s signing ceremony. ACORN then pursued new registration laws in Arkansas and Massachusetts and filed suit in Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania as a result of the act.
In 1993, ACORN also began a national campaign to fight
ACORN filed a lawsuit in California seeking to exempt itself from the state's minimum wage of $4.25 per hour in 1995. ACORN alleged in its complaint that "its workers, if paid the minimum wage, will be less empathetic with ACORN's low and moderate income constituency and will therefore be less effective advocates." The court denied ACORN's petition; the denial was sustained on appeal.[26]
1998-2004: Building capacity
ACORN's subsequent activities have included its "Living Wage" programs, voter registration, and grassroots political organization.
In 1998 ACORN helped form the Working Families Party in New York which counts increasing the minimum wage as its centerpiece issue.
Dale Rathke, the brother of ACORN's founder Wade Rathke, was found to have
A
In 2004, Florida ACORN helped to raise Florida's minimum wage by $1.00 an hour by lobbying for a minimum wage amendment to be placed on the ballot. Over 1 million Florida employees were affected by the raise, which is adjusted annually for inflation.
2004 saw ACORN become an international organization, opening offices in Canada, Peru, and beginning work in Dominican Republic. Since then offices have opened in Mexico and Argentina.
ACORN employees and allegations of voter registration fraud
In some locations, ACORN employees have submitted
- In Ohio in 2004, four ACORN employees were indicted by a federal grand jury for submitting false voter registration forms.[30][31]
- In January 2005 two Colorado ACORN workers were sentenced to community service for submitting false voter registrations.[32] ACORN's regional director said, "we find it abhorrent and do everything we can to prevent it from happening."[33]
- On November 1, 2006, four part-time ACORN employees were indicted in Kansas City, Missouri for voter registration fraud. Prosecutors said the indictments are part of a national investigation.[34] ACORN said in a press release that it is in part responsible in these individuals being caught, has fired them, and has cooperated and publicly supported efforts to look into the validity of the allegations.[35]
- ACORN was investigated in 2006 for submitting false voter registrations in
- In 2007, five King County $25 000 for its investigative costs and acknowledged that the national organization could be subject to criminal prosecution if fraud occurs again. According to King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterberg, the misconduct was done "as an easy way to get paid [by ACORN], not as an attempt to influence the outcome of elections."[39][40]
- State authorities in Nevada raided ACORN's offices in Las Vegas in 2008, alleging that its canvassers produced forms with false names, fictional addresses, or famous personalities. Neither ACORN nor any employees, however, have been charged with fraud or other crimes.[41][42]
- October 8, 2008, Missouri officials announced an investigation into alleged voter fraud concerning some ACORN registered names. Some names were listed multiple times, had fake/missing addresses, no drivers licenses, bad social security numbers, etc. [43]
ACORN and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
During the debate on the bailout bill (the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008), some conservative commentators claimed that a plan to give money to funds run by the
Political perceptions
Sol Stern characterizes ACORN's opposition to free trade, their support for price controls, and for the Community Reinvestment Act, as in line with the left wing of the Democratic Party, and claims they sometimes opt for "undisguised authoritarian socialism."[45] Stanley Kurtz argues in National Review that "ACORN’s living-wage campaigns drive businesses out of the very neighborhoods where jobs are needed most. ACORN’s opposition to welfare reform only threatens to worsen the self-reinforcing cycle of urban poverty and family breakdown." [46]
In contrast,
In a report released October 2008 the
ACORN endorsed the candidacy of
See also
References
- ^ Walls, David (1994). "Power to the People: Thirty-five Years of Community Organizing". The Workbook.
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- ^ http://www.opinionjournal.com/diary/?id=110009214
- ^ http://acorn.org/index.php?id=12342
- ^ a b c Ryan Grim (September 27, 2008). "ACORN Issue Fueling Bailout Opposition". CBS News.
- ^ Las Vegas News-Review Oct. 8, 2008 http://www.lvrj.com/news/30613864.html
- ^ a b "ACORN Annual Report 2003". ACORN. 2003. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ "Household Finance Settlement". Washington State Office of the Attorney General. 2003-12-05. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ ACORN affordable housing statement http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=44
- ^ ACORN affordable housing statement http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=44
- ^ http://www.acorn.org/index.php?id=1139&L=0%3Fid%3D8144
- ^ Consumer Rights League http://www.consumersrightsleague.org/
- ^ Consumer Rights League http://www.consumersrightsleague.org/
- ^ http://www.consumersrightsleague.org/uploadedfiles/Latest%20Million%20Dollar%20ACORN%20Scandal.pdf
- ^ David Swanson (February 21, 2005). "Federal Minimum Wage 44% Below 1968 Level: Fighting for a Living Wage, State by State". Counterpunch. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ^ Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now v. Department of Industrial Relations, 41 Cal. App. 4th 298, 301 (Cal. Ct. App. 1995).
- ^ "Two years after Katrina, still fighting and winning". ACORN. 2005. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ a b "School Overview". ACORN. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ Toutant, Charles (2006-12-20). "N.J. Judge Voids City's Gun Control Law". New Jersey Law Journal. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Toutant, Charles (2006-12-20). "N.J. Judge Voids City's Gun Control Law". New Jersey Law Journal. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/opinions/a4443-06a4708-06.pdf
- ^ Stern, Sol (Spring 2003). "ACORN's Nutty Regime for Cities". City Journal. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
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- ^ "WESTERN HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION". UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS. 1980. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
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- ^ Strom, Stephanie (2008-08-09). "Funds Misappropriated at 2 Nonprofit Groups". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-09.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Decisions of the NLRB, 338-129" (pdf). National Labor Relations Board. 2003-03-27. Retrieved 2006-10-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
- ^ "The Acorn Indictments: A union-backed outfit faces charges of election fraud". The Wall Street Journal. 2006-11-03.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "New Registration Rules Stir Voter Debate in Ohio". The New York Times. 2006-08-06.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Briefing," Rocky Mountain News, 1/4/05, cited at http://discoverthenetwork.org/Articles/acornbackgro.html
- ^ "2 accused of fraud in voter registration". Boston Globe. 2004-10-28. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "ACORN Workers Indicted For Alleged Voter Fraud". KMBC-TV. 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2006-11-02.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ French, Antonio D. (2006-11-01). "4 ACORN Workers Indicted in KC". PubDef.net. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Voter registration workers admit fraud
- ^ Rubin, Ann (2006-10-11). "St. Louis Election Board Investigating Voter Fraud". KSDK TV. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Voter Fraud Watch: Could ACORN Scandal in Washington Have Been Avoided With Photo ID?". FOX News. 2008-05-02.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Ervin, Keith (2007-07-28). "Felony charges filed against 7 in state's biggest case of voter-registration fraud". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Reform group turned in 2000 suspicious voter registrations". Seattle Post Intelligencer. 2007-02-23. Retrieved 2007-11-12.
{{cite news}}:|first=missing|last=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); Missing pipe in:|first=(help) - ^ "ACORN Vegas Office Raided in Voter Fraud Investigation". Fox News. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ Oct. 8, 2008 News-Journal http://www.lvrj.com/news/30613864.html
- ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081009/ap_on_el_ge/voter_fraud_6
- ^ Williamson, Elizabeth (July 31, 2008). "Democratic Ally Mobilizes In Housing Crunch". The Wall Street Journal.
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- ^ http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDZiMjkwMDczZWI5ODdjOWYxZTIzZGIyNzEyMjE0ODI=
- ^ John Atlas. "ACORN Under The Microscope".
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- ^ "ACORN's Political Action Committee Endorses Obama" (Press release).
Bibliography
- Delgado, Gary (1986). Organizing the Movement: The Roots and Growth of ACORN. Philadelphia: )