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...proposing a change in city law that would allow him to run for a third term, claiming that the current financial crisis requires continuity in municipal leadership in New York. The current law regarding term limits in New York City limits the mayor to two terms, and voters have twice approved the legislation through referendums. While voter support is clearly in favor of term limits, the proposal—which would be decided on by the City Council rather than voters—is very troubling. Bloomberg commands the full power and resources of the city and receives millions...
...declared party affiliation on his voter registration documents...
...Nevada authorities raided the Las Vegas offices off the community group ACORN - Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now - on allegations that the group submitted fraudulent voter registration cards. , featuring nonexistent addresses, duplicate applicants and in at least some cases, the names of the Dallas Cowboys football team. The McCain campaign has also released an ad linking Barack Obama to ACORN, reiterating the voter fraud allegations and claiming the organization "forced banks to issue risky home loans, the same types of loans that caused the financial crisis we're in today...
...Arkansas employee was arrested for falsifying voter registration forms. A year later, Philadelphia authorities flagged hundreds of registration forms, alleging that they were all written by the same person. In 2007, more than 2,000 fraudulent voter registration cards were submitted in Washington; three ACORN employees pleaded guilty to the crime...
...addition to the Nevada raid, voter registration drives in several other states have been scrutinized, while the group's campaigns to demand fair housing loan practices has opened it up to charges that it advocated risky subprime mortgages. On its website, ACORN has called the allegations of voter fraud "bogus" and "unfounded." The organization says it works with authorities and identifies all the fraudulent forms that it can, and that the campaign against its registration drives is a ploy to "disparage our work and help maintain the status quo of an unbalanced electorate...