ACORN: Federal Funding and Monitoring
ACORN: Federal Funding and Monitoring

Author: Eileen R. Larence

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2011-10-06

Total Pages: 74

ISBN-13: 1437987567

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The Assoc. of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was established in 1970 to advocate for low-income families. Allegations of voter registration fraud and videotapes of questionable behavior by ACORN employees raised concerns about ACORN, and Congress passed FY 2010 laws prohibiting federal funds from being awarded to ACORN and ACORN related organizations. This report examines these organizations, including (1) how much federal funding was awarded to them for FY 2005 through 2009 and the purpose of the funding, (2) the extent to which federal agencies' monitoring of these awards detected issues identified by audits, (3) the nature and results of any federal investigations or prosecutions conducted of these organizations from FY 2005 through 2009, and (4) how federal agencies implemented provisions prohibiting the award of funds. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

Preliminary Observations on Funding, Oversight, and Investigations and Prosecutions of ACORN Or Potentially Related Organizations
Preliminary Observations on Funding, Oversight, and Investigations and Prosecutions of ACORN Or Potentially Related Organizations

Author: Eileen R. Larence

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-10

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1437934978

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The Assoc. of Community Org. for Reform Now (ACORN) advocates for low-income families. Voter registration fraud allegations and videotapes depicting what appeared to be inappropriate behavior by employees of ACORN spurred calls to identify fed. funding provided to ACORN and for legislation to restrict or eliminate funding. This report examines the following issues for FY 2005 through 2009: (1) How much funding did fed. agencies award to ACORN, and what was the source and purpose of the funding? (2) To what extent did fed. agencies apply oversight mechanisms when monitoring awards to ACORN to ensure funding was spent appropriately? (3) To what extent were fed. invest. or prosecutions conducted of ACORN? Illus.

The Voting Wars
The Voting Wars

Author: Richard L. Hasen

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2012-08-14

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 0300184212

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In 2000, just a few hundred votes out of millions cast in the state of Florida separated Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush from his Democratic opponent, Al Gore. The outcome of the election rested on Florida's 25 electoral votes, and legal wrangling continued for 36 days. Then, abruptly, one of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions in U.S. history, Bush v. Gore, cut short the battle. Since the Florida debacle we have witnessed a partisan war over election rules. Election litigation has skyrocketed, and election time brings out inevitable accusations by political partisans of voter fraud and voter suppression. These allegations have shaken public confidence, as campaigns deploy "armies of lawyers" and the partisan press revs up when elections are expected to be close and the stakes are high.