ACORN wins voter lawsuit
The Missouri Department of Social Services has settled a lawsuit accusing it of violating a federal law requiring it to help its clients register to vote.
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, filed the lawsuit in April 2008. A federal judge in Kansas City in July issued a preliminary injunction ordering the social services agency to comply with the National Voter Registration Act, commonly known as the “motor-voter” law.
The settlement was filed Thursday.
Under the agreement, the department must track the number of people visiting its county offices monthly and how many register to vote. It also must designate local and state voter registration coordinators.Plaintiffs in the case released this statement:
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