The Wisconsin Department of Justice charged two former ACORN employees with election fraud Monday.
Maria Miles and Kevin Clancy were charged with fraudulently registering individuals to vote multiple times, a felony that could result in up to three and a half years in prison or a $10,000 fine. The alleged offenses took place before the 2008 presidential election.
Miles and Clancy were both special registration deputies for the city of Milwaukee in the summer of 2008 and were employed by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.
According to the criminal complaint, filed in Milwaukee County Monday, Clancy registered to vote three times and Miles registered four times.
The complaint also alleges Miles and Clancy both registered the same individual on a single day.
Bill Cosh, spokesperson for the DOJ, said both types of activities are illegal.
""When you register in Wisconsin, you have to indicate if you are a new voter or if it is a change of address. Either way, falsely registering or falsely procuring registration is a felony in the state of Wisconsin,"" Cosh said.
The complaint also detailed allegations of similar behavior by other ACORN employees and Milwaukee special registration deputies, but Miles and Clancy are the only ones currently facing charges.
Cosh would not comment on possible future charges.
""We do not talk about ongoing investigations,"" he said.
Three other individuals were also charged with election fraud Monday.
Herbert Gunka and Suzanne Gunka, both from Milwaukee, were both charged with double voting. Michael Henderson, of Milwaukee, was charged with unlawfully voting. State law prohibits felons from voting while serving their sentences, and Henderson was convicted of two felonies in 2005.
""Wisconsin citizens should not have to wonder whether their vote has been negated or diminished by illegally cast ballots,"" Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in a statement.
