Reply #13: Acorn's Head Attacks Voter ID Law [View All]

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Acorn's Head Attacks Voter ID Law
May 10, 2008; Page A10

John Fund is at it again, misinforming the public, telling fairy tales about left-wing conspiracies and connecting dots like a blind man, in his op-ed about the Supreme Court upholding Indiana's highly-restrictive voter ID law ("A Victory Against Voter Fraud," op-ed, April 29). Mr. Fund uses it as another chance to attack voter registration drives run by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, which has helped 1.68 million citizens from low- and moderate-income communities register to vote in past registration drives.

Acorn is a social justice organization that wants every eligible voter to vote and to help real voters in low-income communities to submit accurate registration applications. Acorn does its voter registration work with the handicap of being required by law to submit every application even when our quality control checks catch potential problems.

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