voter-registration

Hoyt also failed to report that O'Keefe and Giles targeted ACORN not because they wanted to expose problems with its housing or tax counseling programs, but because ACORN was a thorn in the side of Republicans and conservatives for its large-scale voter-registration drives among poor African Americans and Latinos who tend to cast ballots for Democrats.

Peter Dreier: Why ACORN Fell: The Times , Lies, and Videotape Peter Dreier 2010

Moreover, 80 percent of the print and broadcast stories about ACORN's alleged voter fraud (and 63 percent of the Times 'stories) failed to mention that ACORN itself was reporting voter-registration irregularities to authorities, as required by law.

Peter Dreier: Why ACORN Fell: The Times , Lies, and Videotape Peter Dreier 2010

During the week of October 6-15, CNN aired 54 segments mentioning allegations that ACORN submitted allegedly false or duplicate voter-registration applications in a number of states.

John Atlas: ACORN Closes Its Last Door, Filing for Bankruptcy John Atlas 2010

During the week of October 6-15, CNN aired 54 segments mentioning allegations that ACORN submitted allegedly false or duplicate voter-registration applications in a number of states.

John Atlas: ACORN Closes Its Last Door, Filing for Bankruptcy John Atlas 2010

Democrats hold a 200,000 voter-registration advantage over Republicans in the state, but independent voters make up about 20 percent of the electorate.

Oregon Election Results 2010: Governor's Race EXTREMELY Tight As Final Votes Are Tallied AP 2010

In addition to the hidden-camera scandal, Acorn had acknowledged voter-registration fraud and a cover-up of the founder's brother's embezzlement of nearly $1 million from the organization.

Nuts to Acorn 2011

"O'Keefe and Giles targeted ACORN not to expose any bad advice being doled out by ACORN staffers," writes John Atlas in Seeds of Change, a comprehensive history of the group, "but for the same reason the political right did it: to put an end to its massive voter-registration that brought out poor African Americans and Latinos to vote against Republicans."

Brian Palmer: O'Keefe vs. NPR: Round One Goes to the Kid Brian Palmer 2011

Zogby launched a voter-registration campaign that exponentially increased their numbers by the next election.

James Zogby, a Catholic of Lebanese descent, works to dispel myths about Arabs Monica Hesse 2010

O'Keefe, 26, previously made a video about ACORN, the voter-registration group that disbanded after fraud allegations, and audio recordings about Planned Parenthood.

NPR sting raises questions about media ethics, influence 2011

In nine of the eleven states where ACORN's registration efforts were questioned, the law or voter-registration practice required ACORN to submit every voter-registration form, regardless of doubts about its authenticity.

Peter Dreier: Why ACORN Fell: The Times , Lies, and Videotape Peter Dreier 2010