Democratic Underground - Republicans attempt to spin the fraud issue in Ohio - THIS STINKS

The "American Center for Voting Rights" claims to be a non-partisan organization but the contact, Jim Dyke, was the RNC Communications Director during the 2004 election and is currently a "Republican Strategist" for FOX News.

Thor Hearne, lawyer for the ACVR, is a member of the Republican National Lawyers Association and is currently counsel for Bush-Cheney '04 Inc.

Bush-Cheney '04 Inc. Counsel Thor Hearne (center) with RNLA Members D. Michael
Grodhaus, Kurt Tunnell, Bill Todd and Rick Siehl (left to right) at the Ohio RNLA Chapter
Reception March 9, 2005. (Source)

This release coincidentally comes the same day as J. Kenneth Blackwell is scheduled to testify before a House committee. This is clearly a Republican attempt to spin the fraud issue in Ohio.

March 21, 2005

ACVR Refers Voter Fraud Investigation To Deptartment
of Justice, Congressional Oversight Panel

Report Shows Third Party Effort to Circumvent Law and Register Illegal Voters
Contact: Jim Dyke, 843/722-9670

COLUMBUS, OHIO – Today the American Center for Voting Rights (ACVR) referred a compendium of preliminary findings of registration fraud, intimidation, vote fraud and litigation to the U.S. Department of Justice. The report was previously made available to the House Administration Committee who will hold a field hearing on election fraud in Columbus today.

The Ohio report states, “Third party organizations, especially ACT, ACORN and NAACP engaged in a coordinated “Get Out the Vote” effort. A significant component of this effort appears to be registering individuals who would cast ballots for the candidate supported by these organizations. This voter registration effort was not limited to the registration of legal voters but, criminal investigations and news reports suggest, that this voter registration effort also involved the registration of thousands of fictional voters such as the now infamous Jive F. Turkey, Sr., Dick Tracy and Mary Poppins. Those individuals registering these fictional voters were reportedly paid not just money to do so but were, in at least one instance, paid in crack cocaine.

After giving the report to the Department of Justice, ACVR General Counsel Thor Hearne stated in testimony prepared for delivery before the House Administration Committee, “there can be no doubt that election safeguards are critical to protecting our elections. When Dick Tracy’s fraudulent vote is counted, an honest Ohio voter is disenfranchised. So I find it is beyond the pale that the same organizations who unsuccessfully sought to remove election safeguards by judicial fiat during the election are once again seeking to eliminate these safeguards by state and federal legislation while continuing their battle in the courts.”

Hearne will testify on this issue today before the House Administration Committee.

ACVR is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) legal and education center committed to defending the rights of voters and working to increase public confidence in the fairness and outcome of elections. The group is compiling similar reports for the states of Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin which will be released in the coming weeks.

more here

Domain Registration info for American Center for Voting Rights:

Registrant:
American Center For Voting Rights (DEPEKXYITD)
   8409 Pickwick Lane #299
   Dallas, TX 75225
   US

   Domain Name: AC4VR.COM
   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
      American Center For Voting Rights  (39239964O)		jim@dykeassociates.com
      8409 Pickwick Lane #299
      Dallas, TX 75225
      US
      2143693141


   Record expires on 17-Mar-2006.
   Record created on 17-Mar-2005.
   Database last updated on 21-Mar-2005 15:33:11 EST.

Note that this domain was registered on March 17th, 2005. Just one business day prior to the testimony before the House committee.

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