Timeline

History of ACORN Voter Fraud in Missouri

  • ACORN workers admit they were soliciting votes for Claire McCaskill’s campaign

    ACORN workers caught on tape admitting they were urged to solicit votes for Claire McCaskill’s campaign for U.S. Senate. Carnahan remains silent. View the video
  • St Louis City election officials discover more than 1,500 fraudulent voter registration cards turned in by ACORN

    St Louis City election officials discover more than 1,500 fraudulent voter registration cards turned in by ACORN workers. Carnahan remains silent. (Associated Press, October 11, 2006)
  • FBI launches investigation into ACORN voter registration fraud.

    FBI launches investigation into ACORN voter registration fraud. Carnahan remains silent. (Kansas City Star, October 24, 2006)
  • Carnahan orders St. Louis Elections Board to approve more than 5,000 of fraudulent voter registration cards

    Robin Carnahan orders St. Louis Elections Board to approve more than 5,000 of fraudulent voter registration cards submitted by ACORN. view the letter
  • Four ACORN workers are indicted

    Four ACORN workers are indicted for submitting as many as 1,000 fraudulent voter registration cards in the Kansas City area. Each later pleads guilty. Carnahan remains silent. (KC Star, November 2, 2006)
  • Kansas City ACORN worker indicted

    Kansas City ACORN worker indicted for election fraud and identity theft. Carnahan remains silent. (AP, January 6, 2007)
  • Eight ACORN workers plead guilty

    Eight employees of ACORN plead guilty to election fraud in federal court. Their activities included submitting registration cards with forged signatures and false names. Carnahan remains silent. (AP, April, 2, 2008)
  • Jackson County reports 100s of fraudulent registrations

    Jackson County reports 100s of fraudulent registrations from ACORN. Carnahan remains silent. (AP, October 9, 2008)
  • FBI launches national investigation into ACORN voter registration fraud

    FBI launches national investigation into ACORN voter registration fraud, seeks evidence from Kansas City elections board. Carnahan remains silent. (Kansas City Star, October 17, 2008)
  • ACORN worker pleads guilty

    ACORN worker pleads guilty to federal charges for submitting fraudulent voter registrations. Carnahan remains silent.
    (AP, March 24, 2009)
  • Carnahan attempts to whitewash ACORN fraud in elections report

    Secretary of State Robin Carnahan releases an analysis of the 2008 elections and fails to include any mention of ACORN’s systematic voter fraud in the state view the report
  • St Louis County election officials find hundreds of fraudulent address changes submitted by ACORN

    St Louis County election officials find hundreds of fraudulent address changes, most of which were submitted by ACORN. Carnahan remains silent. (St. Louis Post Dispatch, October 25, 2006)