Senator Questions Charity's Election-Related Activity

By Elizabeth Schwinn

Sen. Charles E. Grassley, an Iowa Republican, has asked the IRS to look into a charity that registers low-income voters.

Mr. Grassley, who is just finishing his term as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, sent the IRS a letter asking it to investigate the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as Acorn, for "serious allegations of inappropriate activity by a tax-exempt group."

Four of the group's employees were recently indicted for allegedly