Republicans Launch "Voter Fraud Alert" Campaign

Voter registration deadlines have either already passed or are quickly approaching, and states are undertaking the sometimes tedious role of registering thousands of new voters. And now, the Republican National Committee has begun a Voter Fraud Alert campaign.  The Republican Party has sent out alerts on cases in nearly a dozen states, including: Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio, Nevada, and Indiana, all battleground states. The low-income advocacy group ACORN is alleged to have submitted false voter registrations. In Nevada the Secretary of State ordered the police to raid the ACORN office in Las Vegas. They seized computers and files. No one was arrested and no charges are pending. ACORN says they have helped to register more than a million voters in 16 states around the country. They say there are safeguards in place, and they tag any possible fraudulent registrants. The group passes on the voter registration cards, it's up to election officials to confirm or deny a person's registration. The Republican Party uses voter fraud as a reason to implement strict voter ID laws. The Department of Justice under the Bush Administration has transitioned its focus to police against voter fraud. Since 1964 Voting Rights Act, The Justice department's role has been to guard against voter disenfranchisement. But resources have been switched to focus on voter fraud.

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