The conservative American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) launched a new task force to address election integrity recently. ALEC drafts model legislation for state legislators to propose around the country, such as the Safeguard American Votes and Election Act stopping Ranked Choice Voting, and its new Process and Procedures Task Force intends to expand these efforts.
West Virginia State Senator Patricia Rucker (R-Jefferson, 16) (pictured above, right), the chair of ALEC, and Lisa B. Nelson, Chief Executive Officer of ALEC (pictured above, left), published an op-ed in the Daily Caller on Wednesday announcing the task force. In an article titled, “We’re Going To Protect Elections Whether The Left Likes It Or Not,” they said the task force will “develop trusted policy solutions to ensure elections work for the American people.”
The pair cited a recent poll showing “75% support requiring photo ID to vote and 84% want states to routinely remove deceased, relocated, or non-citizens from the voter rolls.”
They went on, “Elections are about more than counting ballots — they’re about preserving the American Dream. The ballot box is where free people shape their future. If we lose faith in that process, we lose faith in the outcome, and that is the first step toward losing faith in the republic.”
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