Bill Text: AZ SCR1027 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Defunding ACORN
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-26 - Referred to Senate GOV Committee [SCR1027 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2010-SCR1027-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: defunding ACORN |
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State of Arizona Senate Forty-ninth Legislature Second Regular Session 2010
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SCR 1027 |
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Introduced by Senators Harper, Gorman, Gould, Pearce R; Representatives Lesko, Montenegro: Senator Allen S; Representative Goodale
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A CONCURRENT resolution
proclaiming that Arizona will not provide state monies to acorn.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Whereas, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was founded in 1970 with the mission of increasing voter participation, delivering services to inner-city neighborhoods, community organizing and carrying out issue campaigns; and
Whereas, ACORN is an organization guilty of violating numerous laws and aiding and abetting criminal activity; and
Whereas, in 2003, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found the ACORN had illegally suppressed the ability of its employees to organize a union. The NLRB said, "By interrogating employees about their union activities, by informing employees that other employees have been discharged because of the union, by threatening employees that selecting the union to represent them will be futile, and by threatening employees with discharge, respondent has violated section 8(a) of the act"; and
Whereas, ACORN workers have been convicted of voter registration crimes in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington; and
Whereas, on November 14, 2008, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development stopped all contributions to ACORN, citing "[S]erious concerns about national ACORN's financial accountability, transparency, governance and organization integrity," and "reports of ACORN involvement in alleged voter registration fraud and political partisanship"; and
Whereas, ACORN workers were videotaped in Baltimore, New York City, San Diego, San Bernadino and Washington, D.C. aiding and abetting prostitution, child prostitution, human trafficking, illegal immigration and tax fraud; and
Whereas, ACORN workers instructed individuals to falsify tax forms by listing child prostitutes as "dependents"; and
Whereas, on September 11, 2009, the United States Department of Commerce ended its partnership on the 2010 census with ACORN, citing a lack of confidence in the organization; and
Whereas, on September 15, 2009, the United States Senate voted 83-7 to prohibit federal funds from going to ACORN; and
Whereas, on September 16, 2009, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs remarked, "The conduct you see on those tapes is completely unacceptable"; and
Whereas, on September 17, 2009, the United States House of Representatives voted 345-75 to prohibit federal funds from going to ACORN; and
Whereas, a large portion of ACORN's funding comes from government grants; and
Whereas, since 1994, ACORN has received more than $53 million in government grants.
Therefore
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the Members of the Legislature declare the intent of Arizona to not provide any taxpayer monies to support ACORN or any group affiliated with ACORN.
