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The American Center for Voting Rights (ACVR) was a non-profit organization founded by Mark F. "Thor" Hearne that operated from March 2005 to May 2007 and pushed for laws to reduce voter intimidation and voter fraud, and supported requiring photo ID for voters. ACVR was founded in Midlothian, Virginia as "a non-partisan 501(c)(3) legal and education organization committed to defending the rights of voters and working to increase public confidence in the fairness and outcome of elections" and declared that it did not "support or endorse any political party or candidate."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ACVR Legal Statement )〕 Its lobbying arm, the American Center for Voting Rights Legislative Fund was chartered as a 501(c)(4) non-stock corporation. Election law expert Richard L. Hasen noted that it was "the only prominent non-governmental organization claiming that voter fraud is a major problem," and called the Center a Republican Party front group whose support of a photo ID requirement was intended to suppress the minority vote.〔 The ACVR was dissolved in May 2007, after an extensive investigation by the United States Department of Justice found no appreciable voter fraud. The web pages ac4vr.com and AmericanCenterForVotingRights.com were taken down.〔 〕 ==Leadership== ACVR's officers included: * Mark F. "Thor" Hearne, founder and general counsel. Former vice president and director of election operations for the Republican National Lawyers Association.〔 Served as national election counsel to George W. Bush's 2004 campaign and Missouri counsel to his 2000 campaign. Founded ACVR with encouragement from Karl Rove and the White House.〔 〕 Helped Missouri Senator Delbert Lee Scott draft Missouri's voter ID law, which was later ruled unconstitutional. * Robin DeJarnette, executive director. Founder and executive director of the Virginia Conservative Action PAC.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=VCAP: "Our People" )〕 * Brian Lunde, Chairman. A former Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee who ran Democrats for Bush in 2004.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brian Lunde's bio from ac4vr.org )〕 * Alex Vogel, a former Republican National Committee lawyer whose consulting firm was paid $75,000 for several months' service by Vogel as the center's Executive Director.〔Greg Gordon, ("Was campaigning against voter fraud a Republican ploy?" ), ''McClatchy Newspapers'', July 1, 2007〕 * Pat Rogers, board member. An attorney from New Mexico who had handled Federal civil rights cases,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Committee on House Administration: Testimony By Mr. Patrick Rogers ) 〕 he pushed Justice Department officials to fire U.S. Attorney David Iglesias for inattention to voter fraud. This dismissal fell under scrutiny as part of a larger, allegedly improper pattern of political influence. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「American Center for Voting Rights」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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