Flurry of Voter ID laws tied to conservative group ALEC

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Source: NBC

A growing number of conservative Republican state legislators worked fervently during the past two years to enact laws requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.

Lawmakers proposed 62 photo ID bills in 37 states in the 2011 and 2012 sessions, with multiple bills introduced in some states. Ten states have passed strict photo ID laws since 2008, though several may not be in effect in November because of legal challenges.

A News21 analysis found that more than half of the 62 bills were sponsored by members or conference attendees of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a Washington, D.C., tax-exempt organization.

ALEC has nearly 2,000 state legislator members who pay $100 in dues every two years. Most of ALEC’s money comes from nonprofits and corporations — from AT&T to Bank of America to Chevron to eBay — which pay thousands of dollars in dues each year.

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[oldhippydude]

1. DOJ---> ALEC---> RICO

conspiracy to deny voting rights...

[BumRushDaShow]

4. +infinity. n/t

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2. Duh!

[Frustratedlady]

3. They should have their tax-exempt status removed

and it wouldn't hurt for them to be fined the max for doing political shenanigans as a non-profit/tax-exempt organization.

It burns me no end to see these groups involved so deeply in bringing our country to its knees and, virtually, taking over our government. ALEC has written our laws/regulations, influenced the courts and is now involved with taking away voting privileges.

Tack treason onto those fines. Thank you very much!