300+ groups tell big businesses to ditch ALEC over voting restriction efforts
Please enter a valid email.Please enter a valid email.Please enter a valid email.Please enter a valid email.Please enter a valid email.Please enter a valid email.Please enter a valid email.Why it matters: Dozens of bills with measures that could make it more difficult to vote are moving through state legislatures — and 22 laws have been in enacted in 14 states this year, according to the Brennan Center.What they're saying: "Through the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), dozens of corporations — many of whom pledged solidarity with Black workers and consumers just last year — are secretly funding efforts to silence Black voters," Scott Roberts, senior director of criminal justice and democracy campaigns at Color Of Change, said in a statement.