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| style="color:#000000;" | <div style="padding:2px 5px; font-size:120%;">[[File:votesquare.png|120px|left|alt=Democracy, Voter Rights, and Federal Power]]'''This page shows how ALEC bills or resolutions would disenfranchise Americans and give corporations even more power to use their vast financial resources to influence elections in our democracy.''' These "model bills" include the infamous "Voter ID" bills pushed through this year by new governors, many of whom have ties to ALEC. <br><br>'''Through ALEC, corporations have both a VOICE and a VOTE on specific state laws affecting your voting rights and elections through these model bills. ''Do you?'' '''</div>

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! style="width:50%; padding:2px;" | <h2 style="margin:3px; background:#CC0000000000; font-size:140%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #CC0000000000; text-align:left; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">READ the "Model Bills" HEREHow do these bills limit democratic participation?</h2>

| style="color:#000000;" | <div style="padding:2px 5px;">[[Image:Pointwethecorporations.png|left|70px140px]][[media:Democracy,_Voter_Rights_and_Federal_Power.zip|<big>Click here for a zip file of '''Democracy, Voter Rights and Federal PowerThese bills limit the democratic influence of average Americans in favor of corporations by:''' bills</big><br>* [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/d/d9/7G16-VOTER_ID_ACT_Exposed.pdf Disenfranchising disabled, low-income, elderly, people-of-color, and student voters]who move more frequently or do not drive, by requiring all voters show a state ID at the polls -- even though counties have traditionally accepted other proofs of residence without any significant problems.* [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/a/ae/7G9-Resolution_Opposing_Taxpayer_Financed_Political_Campaigns_Exposed.pdf Opposing public financing of elections]designed to reduce the influence of moneyed interests, and justifying their position with the plainly untrue assertion that "campaign contributions have no effect upon legislative behavior."Looking for * [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/f/f2/7G4-Resolution_in_Support_of_the_Citizens_United_Decision_Exposed.pdf Anticipating unlimited secret spending in the 2010 midterm elections] and releasing a resolution voted on by ALEC politicians opposing the disclosure of donors, before many others recognized how corporations, CEOs, and corporate front groups would hide behind non-disclosure rules and corporations in favor funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into the Supreme Court's decision 2010 elections, with more to come in the "Citizens United" case? It's 2012.* [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/7/7a/7G47G2-Resolution_in_Support_of_the_Citizens_United_Decision_ExposedModel_Resolution_Restricting_the_Use_of_Random_Sampling_Exposed.pdf hereOpposing the use of statistical sampling] to get an accurate count of urban people of color and immigrants in the U.S. Census, although many modern countries use such cost-effective and accurate tools to conduct their census. Some politicians have expressed concern that this would increase the number of electoral votes and districts to favor Democrats.* [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/1/16/7G11-RESOLUTION_SUPPORTING_THE_FIRST_AMENDMENT_IN_ELECTIONS_Exposed.pdf Opposing "false statement" laws passed by states] designed to ensure that campaign ads do not mislead voters with false statements.

[[Image:Full list.png|left|70px]]<big>For ''To see a full list of individual these bills from this section, [[Bills Affecting Civil Rights and Our Democracy|click here]]</big><br><br>----<big>''For descriptions of some of these bills, [[#How are ALEC corporations limiting democratic participation?| scroll down or click here]].''</big></div><br /><!-- VIDEO -->|}{| style="widthborder:100%; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff1px solid transparent;"| <! padding:2px; vertical-align:top;" - DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE BILLS -->| <h2 style="margin:3px; background:#CC0000; font-sizewidth:14049%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #CC0000c9d7f0; text-align:left; colorbackground:#ffffff; paddingvertical-align:0.2em 0.4emtop;">John Nichols on ALEC & Democracy</h2>|-| style="color:#000000;" | <div style="float:right;">{{#widget:YouTube|id=nAE_ceycCAA|width=230|height=202Helpful Resources}}</div>Watch [[John Nichols Discusses ALEC|John Nichols]], writer for ''The Nation'' magazine, discuss ALEC and the corporate efforts to undermine democracy.Watch other ALEC Exposed experts [[ALEC Exposed Audio & Video|here]].<br>Read John Nichols' article in ''The Nation'' [http://www.thenation.com/article/161969/rigging-elections here].

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! style="width:50%; padding:2px;" | <h2 style="margin:3px; background:#000000CC0000; font-size:140%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #000000CC0000; text-align:left; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">How do these bills limit democratic participation?READ the "Model Bills" HERE</h2>

| style="color:#000000;" | <div style="padding:2px 5px;">[[Image:wethecorporationsPoint.png|left|140px70px]][[media:Democracy,_Voter_Rights_and_Federal_Power.zip|<big>Click here for a zip file of '''These bills limit the democratic influence of average Americans in favor of corporations by:Democracy, Voter Rights and Federal Power'''bills</big><br>]] * [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/d/d9/7G16-VOTER_ID_ACT_Exposed.pdf Disenfranchising disabled, low-income, elderly, people-of-color, Looking for the resolution voted on by ALEC politicians and student voters] who move more frequently or do not drive, by requiring all voters show a state ID at the polls -- even though counties have traditionally accepted other proofs of residence without any significant problems.* [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/a/ae/7G9-Resolution_Opposing_Taxpayer_Financed_Political_Campaigns_Exposed.pdf Opposing public financing corporations in favor of elections] designed to reduce the influence of moneyed interests, and justifying their position with Supreme Court's decision in the plainly untrue assertion that "campaign contributions have no effect upon legislative behavior.Citizens United"* case? It's [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/f7/f27a/7G4-Resolution_in_Support_of_the_Citizens_United_Decision_Exposed.pdf Anticipating unlimited secret spending in the 2010 midterm electionshere.] and releasing a resolution opposing the disclosure of donors, before many others recognized how corporations, CEOs, and corporate front groups would hide behind non-disclosure rules and funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into the 2010 elections, with more to come in 2012.* <br>[http[Image://alecexposedFull list.org/w/images/7/7a/7G2-Model_Resolution_Restricting_the_Use_of_Random_Sampling_Exposed.pdf Opposing the use of statistical samplingpng|left|70px]] to get an accurate count <big>For a full list of urban people of color and immigrants in the U.S. Censusindividual bills from this section, although many modern countries use such cost-effective [[Bills Affecting Civil Rights and accurate tools to conduct their census. Some politicians have expressed concern that this would increase the number of electoral votes and districts to favor Democrats.Our Democracy|click here]]</big>* [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/1/16/7G11-RESOLUTION_SUPPORTING_THE_FIRST_AMENDMENT_IN_ELECTIONS_Exposed.pdf Opposing "false statement" laws passed by states] designed to ensure that campaign ads do not mislead voters with false statements.<br>

---- <big>''To see a full list For descriptions of some of these bills,[[Bills Affecting Civil Rights and Our Democracy#How are ALEC corporations limiting democratic participation?|scroll down or click here]].''</big></div><br/><!-- VIDEO -->{| style="width:100%; vertical-align:top; background-color:#ffffff;"! padding:2px; vertical-align:top;" | <h2 style="margin:3px; background:#CC0000; font-size:140%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #CC0000; text-align:left; color:#ffffff; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">John Nichols on ALEC & Democracy</h2>|-| style="color:#000000;" | <div style="float:right;">{{#widget:YouTube|id=nAE_ceycCAA|width=230|height=202}}</div>Watch [[John Nichols Discusses ALEC|John Nichols]], writer for ''The Nation'' magazine, discuss ALEC and the corporate efforts to undermine democracy. Watch other ALEC Exposed experts [[ALEC Exposed Audio & Video|here]].<br>Read John Nichols' article in ''The Nation'' [http://www.thenation.com/article/161969/rigging-elections here].|}

<!-- DID HOW YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE BILLS CAN HELP -->| style="width:4950%; border:1px solid #c9d7f0; background:#ffffff; vertical-align:top;"|{{Helpful ResourcesHow you can expose ALEC}}|} <!-- WISCONSIN EXAMPLE --><!-- DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE BILLS -->{| style="width: 100%; margin:4px 0 0 0; border:1px solid #c9d7f0;"<h3>Some of this Corporate Agenda Has Already Become Law</h3>[[Image:Wisconsin.png|left|90px]]Taking a page from the ALEC corporate playbook, in May 2011 Wisconsin Governor and ALEC alumni Scott Walker signed into law one of the most restrictive Voter ID restrictions in the country. Wisconsin's bill would allow a narrow list of IDs for voting, including driver's licenses and state-issued ID cards. According to a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee study, about 177,000 Wisconsinites aged 65 and older do not have state-issued IDs. Statewide, only 45 percent of African American males and 51 percent of females have a valid drivers license. The bill makes it particularly burdensome for college students to vote, a group who overwhelmingly supported Obama in 2008. The Wisconsin bill is a more detailed version of ALEC's [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/d/d9/7G16-VOTER_ID_ACT_Exposed.pdf Voter ID Act] of 2009. To pay for the Voter ID bill, the Wisconsin Joint Finance committee raided the money set aside for the public financing of campaigns, ending a 34-year tradition of public financing for elections in Wisconsin -- in conformity with ALEC's [http://alecexposed.org/w/images/a/ae/7G9-Resolution_Opposing_Taxpayer_Financed_Political_Campaigns_Exposed.pdf Resolution Opposing Taxpayer Financing of Political Campaigns]. Learn more [http://www.prwatch.org/news/2011/07/10880/alec-bills-wisconsin here].