{"id":153869,"date":"2021-05-07T13:45:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:45:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radiofree.asia\/?guid=c7f8f496602ea508a79508c872c15082"},"modified":"2021-05-07T13:45:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-07T13:45:43","slug":"rand-paul-and-alec-are-working-together-to-suppress-the-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/05\/07\/rand-paul-and-alec-are-working-together-to-suppress-the-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Paul and ALEC Are Working Together to Suppress the Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Senator<\/a>

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. <\/p>\n

In a live-streamed video<\/a> on April 19, Paul told Kevin Roberts, executive director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

Paul’s statement comes on the heels of the revelation<\/a> that ALEC and the State Policy Network are working with Heritage Action for America on its $24 million plan to push new voting restrictions in eight states.<\/p>\n

While admitting that challenges to the 2020 election results — many filed by former President Donald Trump and his allies — failed<\/a> to convince courts of voter fraud or unlawful conduct by local or state elections officials, Paul insisted state legislatures must forge ahead with his proposals to curtail mail-in voting and politicize the administration of elections.<\/p>\n