Shadowy GOP-funded Group Destroys Democratic Registration Forms
REAL America Votes urges FAKE America Votes to Stop All Misleading, Unethical and Illegal Activity
WASHINGTON
DC – A group directly funded by the Republican National Committee has
been accused of destroying thousands of Democratic registration forms,
and participating in unethical activities in a number of states this
cycle, while misrepresenting itself as America Votes.
According
to a report by KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, NV, former employees of “Voters
Outreach of America,” also calling itself “America Votes,” have
witnessed the firm “rip up and trash registration forms signed by
Democrats.”
The
group, run by longtime Republican operative Nathan Sproul, has been
exposed for its unethical and potentially illegal tactics in Oregon,
Nevada, and West Virginia. It also reportedly has been active in
Missouri, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Florida, under
the names “America Votes”, “Project America Votes” and “Voters Outreach
of America.”
Sproul
& Associates has received nearly half a million dollars in
disbursements from the Republican National Committee. The RNC has also
paid for the groups classified ads looking for staff around the country.
In
response, Cecile Richards, President of the real America Votes, sent a
letter to Sproul, in which she says, “We ask that you refrain from
using the name “America Votes” in any of your activities from this
point forward. But more importantly, we ask that you immediately stop
all dishonest, unethical, and potentially illegal activity.”
America
Votes is a coalition of many of the largest membership-based groups in
the country, who have come together to increase voter registration,
education and participation in electoral politics. Founded in July,
2003, this historic partnership represents a combined membership of
more than 20 million Americans in every state in the country. Groups
that are part of America Votes work on a broad range of issues
including environmental protection, education, human and civil rights,
women's rights, choice and labor. At the national and state levels,
America Votes partner organizations have joined together to share
research and information in order to reach out to voters and encourage
greater voter participation.
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