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Originally Posted by Cardus

Rubbish.

Except that ... ALEC sent out sample voter laws to all GOP governors to get passed. That attendees at the Republican Governors Association meeting two years ago (and press there, too) verified it. It's no secret, and has been public knowledge. ALEC and the RGA certainly are not denying they are doing it, rather they admit they ARE doing it - they simply claim the reason is to "prevent voter fraud", even though only literally a few incidents of "voter fraud" in the past 20 years could be solved by a photo ID. Go read this NYT editorial (link in the below) and please point out the factual inaccuracies?

Voter Suppression Bills Sweep the Country

An editorial in the New York Times linked this wave of voter suppression to the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). On ALEC's website, there is a "Voter ID Act" link that is only accessible to members. But Campus Progress obtained a copy of the ALEC Voter ID Model Legislation that provides a roadmap to this coordinated assault on voter rights. Most of the bills being debated require a specific list of state-issued IDs to vote, like a birth certificate, or in Texas, a handgun license. Some end "same day" voter registration often used by students. In others, college student IDs are often not acceptable or other hurdles are created. College students were a key demographic in President Obama's successful 2008 campaign.

Many of the states seeking to enforce these new voter ID bills have newly-elected Republican governors and legislators, including Florida, Ohio, Maine and Wisconsin. This attack on the right to vote comes on top of attacks on public sector unions in these states that makes it harder for unions to bargain, collect union dues and organize political activities.

http://www.prwatch.org/node/10711