On Thursday, voters’ rights groups filed a lawsuit against officials from FSSA and the Indiana Election Commission, claiming that public assistance agencies failed to offer low-income voters the opportunity to register to vote. Regrettably, ACORN is at it again.
With dubious distinction, ACORN filed the suit along with the Indiana State Conference of the NAACP and an individual named Paris Alexander, who is an Indiana resident and food stamp recipient. On the same day, another lawsuit was filed in New Mexico by ACORN and its cohorts, alleging similar violations.
Both suits contend that Indiana and New Mexico state officials violated the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, also known as The Motor Voter Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton.
The following are excerpts from a statement released July 9 by a group sympathetic to the goals of ACORN, called Project Vote:
Statement from Project Vote
July 9, 2009
CONTACT: Nicole Kovite, Project Vote, 202.546.4173 ext. 303
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Citing clear evidence that Indiana public assistance agencies have violated their federally mandated responsibility to offer tens of thousands of clients the opportunity to register to vote each year, a coalition of voting rights groups filed suit today against officials in Indiana for violations of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).
The suit was filed on behalf of the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), the Indiana State Conference of the NAACP, and Paris Alexander, an Indiana resident and Food Stamp Program client who was not provided the opportunity to register to vote. The complaint alleges that Indiana public assistance agencies have been virtually ignoring their federal obligations … .
“Indiana’s noncompliance has not only resulted in thousands of low-income and minority Indiana citizens being denied the opportunity to register to vote, it has also forced ACORN and other groups to expend considerable effort and resources to take up the slack,” said Jeff Ordower, ACORN’s Midwest regional director.
Complaint Filed in U.S. District Court
Below (in PDF format) is the original 34-page complaint and exhibits filed July 9 in the U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana.
Links
Please see:
Indiana Election Commission
Voting Rights Groups Sue Indiana for Neglecting Low Income Voters
ACORN v. Murphy Complaint Filed July 9, 2009
See also:
Voter Fraud by Illegal Aliens Ignored by Government and Media