Rand Paul and ALEC Are Working Together to Suppress the Vote
Sen. Rand Paul walks through the Senate subway without a face covering on February 13, 2021, in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) last month said he has spoken with state legislators through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) about passing state bills that restrict voting rights and impose greater legislative control over how elections are run.
In a live-streamed video on April 19, Paul told Kevin Roberts, executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, an affiliate of the right-wing State Policy Network, that he has “been speaking to legislators through ALEC” about conservative electoral reform priorities since the November 2020 election.
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In a video with the right-wing Texas Public Policy Foundation, the Kentucky senator made it clear that he’s teaming up with the American Legislative Exchange Council to back Trumpian voter suppression efforts this year.
Florida House passes controversial voting bill that would add new restrictions
After several hours of contentious debate, the Republican-controlled Florida House passed its version of a controversial bill that would add new restrictions to the voting process.
The bill, SB 90, passed on a party-line vote of 77-40 on Wednesday. The bill now goes back to the Senate with a slew of changes, after the House adopted a “strike-all amendment” that brought SB 90 closer to a similar bill that had been moving through the House.
The legislation, as amended by the Florida House, would create a long list of restrictions, including: