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Article: GOP accuses ACORN of fraud in voter registration
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- October 3, 2008
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An official with the Republican National Committee said Thursday
that a group involved with voter registration drives in Milwaukee is
"engaged in systematic fraud and attempts to undermine our electoral
system."
The comments came from Sean Cairncross, the party's chief lawyer,
during a conference call with reporters in the wake of a report that
the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
had hired at least seven felons as voter registration workers in the
city.
The Journal Sentinel has reported on problems with voter
registration cards submitted to the city by workers for the group