ACORN accused of voter registration fraud
Posted: Oct 10, 2008 12:06 PM CDT
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WISHTV) - An investigation into voter registration fraud is under way in Lake County.
Thousands of applications are in serious doubt. The activist group ACORN turned in 5,000 new registrations. But the Lake County Election Board said they've already discounted at least 2100 of them.
Many had the exact same handwriting and signatures on them. One listed a person by the name of Jimmy Johns. But that turned out to be a restaurant.
An attorney for ACORN said the group believes the allegations are an effort to discourage ACORN from doing their work, and to suppress votes.
Posted: Oct 10, 2008 12:06 PM CDT
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (WISHTV) - An investigation into voter registration fraud is under way in Lake County.
Thousands of applications are in serious doubt. The activist group ACORN turned in 5,000 new registrations. But the Lake County Election Board said they've already discounted at least 2100 of them.
Many had the exact same handwriting and signatures on them. One listed a person by the name of Jimmy Johns. But that turned out to be a restaurant.
An attorney for ACORN said the group believes the allegations are an effort to discourage ACORN from doing their work, and to suppress votes.