ATLANTA - Georgia State Sen. Jeff Mullis, a Republican from Chickamauga, has filed legislation urging the IRS to revoke the tax exempt status from the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, more commonly known as ACORN, after numerous reports that the organization falsified voter records leading up to the 2008 elections.

“An organization that chooses to undermine the integrity of our nation’s election process should not be entitled to tax exemption benefits,” said Sen. Mullis. “The excessive amount of evidence against ACORN engaging in fraudulent activity demands that the organization to be held accountable for taking advantage of hardworking taxpayers, and I call on the IRS to ensure that justice is executed in this case.”

The controversy surrounding ACORN seemed to die down after the Nov. 4 election, when Barack Obama won by a wide margin. But, according to MSNBC, Obama "has long ties to ACORN." The ACORN political action committee also endorsed Obama for president.

Several ACORN workers were found guilty of faking registration forms and others are being investigated.

The Associated Press reported that ACORN hired more than 13,000 hourly workers to register 1.3 million voters in minority and poor neighborhoods in 21 states in 2008. But some of the registrations included names like "Donald Duck" and those of professional football players.

Sen. Mullis is calling on the IRS and the Secretary of the Treasury to launch an extensive investigation into ACORN’s voter registration activities.