been directly involved in other ALEC model legislation, so I don't believe him.
http://saintpetersblog.com/2011/04/election-bill-set-to-pass-after-republicans-beat-back-democratic-amendments/Thursday, April 21st, 2011 | Posted by Peter Schorsch
Election bill set to pass after Republicans beat back Democratic amendments
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At that event, Leon County Supervisor of Elections Ion Sancho blasted the bill as a copy of a model distributed by the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative, D.C.-based organization that provides a slate of suggested legislation to members.
“Every state that has a Republican Legislature is doing this, from Maine to Florida,” Sancho said. “This is a national effort.”
Baxley brushed aside that allegation after the vote, saying the measure was “built in the House” after discussions with staffers and elections supervisors, who have so far opposed the measure.
“I’ve never talked to
about it,” Baxley said.
-snip-Despite Baxley's attempt to deny this, it's known that he's worked with ALEC on legislation in the past, including gun legislation mentioned in this news article from the Tampa Tribune, which is no longer on their site but is quoted at length in a number of right-wing forums online -- so I'm linking to Free Republic just to get that quote:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1596449/postsOriginal link for the story:
http://pasco.tbo.com/pasco/MGBTC7C5QKE.htmlSeveral States Consider 'Stand Your Ground' Bills
The Tampa Tribune ^ | Mar 13, 2006 | TODD LESKANIC
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The "Stand Your Ground" law passed easily in Tallahassee last year behind the lobbying of the NRA and other gun rights groups; experts expect the same this year in at least six other states, possibly more. The legislation is most likely to pass in Indiana, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Mississippi and Arizona, according to experts and legislators.
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State Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, presented the Florida law he sponsored as model legislation to the American Legislative Exchange Council, a conservative organization of state legislators. The council adopted it last summer.
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Given Baxley's background, other ALEC model legislation designed to suppress voting, and what Ion Sancho said, I'll believe Sancho over Baxley (a wingnut who cited ACORN as a reason the legislation was needed, according to the article linked to in the reply above) any day.