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19 Jul, 8 tweets, 3 min read
NEW: We obtained emails that show officials from the Election Assistance Commission — the federal agency tasked with helping states administer secure elections — communicated with anti-voting rights groups in the months surrounding the election.
americanoversight.org/new-emails-sho…
The groups include the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) and an “Election Law Working Group” convened by the Heritage Foundation.
In a September 2020 email, Michael Bowman, the president of ALEC Action asked EAC Commissioner Christy McCormick and the Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky for information about who at the Republican National Committee was working on election fraud.
documentcloud.org/documents/7001…
Bowman also asked about how voters should report suspicious activity and who would investigate. Von Spakovsky, a prominent voting-restriction advocate responded, "Don't know but I would ask Justin Riemer [RNC chief counsel] about it – he should know.”
Since the 2020 election, more than 100 Republican politicians connected to ALEC have sponsored or co-sponsored bills designed to restrict voting access, according to @EXPOSEDbyCMD.
exposedbycmd.org/2021/04/13/ale…
The records also include an email sent a month after the 2020 election to members of an “Election Law Working Group” that appears to have been organized by the Heritage Foundation.
The Heritage Foundation, along with its political arm, Heritage Action for America, has worked with state lawmakers and other groups to push anti-voting legislation.
motherjones.com/politics/2021/…
We obtained these records as part of our investigation into the influence of voting restriction groups on government officials. Learn more about our ongoing investigation here:
americanoversight.org/areas_of_inves…

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