When a broad coalition of more than 300 civil rights and democracy reform groups called for corporations to ditch the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) in June because of its voter suppression efforts, ALEC’s response was swift and righteous.
“ALEC doesn’t have ‘template legislation’ on voting because ALEC doesn’t work on voting issues,” ALEC’s CEO Lisa Nelson wrote in a Real Clear Politics opinion piece. “The allegation is a literal fabrication.”
And, in a letter obtained and published by CMD, Nelson told her members that, “The assertions included in the coalition letter are categorically false …. ALEC does not create or promote policy models on election reform/security.”
ALEC lied.
