"The Nation" has been tracking a lot of this for some time now.
ALEC Exposed: Rigging Elections
July 12, 2011
In the heat of Wisconsin’s brutal battle (click here) over Governor Scott Walker’s assaults on unions, local democracy, public education and social services, one of his closest allies suddenly shifted direction. State Representative Robin Vos, Republican co-chair of the powerful Legislative Joint Finance Committee, determined that making it harder for college students, seniors and low-income citizens to vote was an immediate legislative priority, and pressed lawmakers to focus on enacting one of the most restrictive voter ID laws in the nation....
In the article below, The Nation states it is more than Voter ID bills ALEC has provided methods of corrupting elections.
ALEC Has Opposed "Popular Vote" Efforts Which Would Protect Against Partisan Rigging of Electoral College (click here)
by Brendan Fischer — January 25, 2013 - 9:39am
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has actively lobbied against state plans to implement a national popular vote for president, urging state legislators to preserve the Electoral College -- which GOP legislators are now trying to rig to ensure the the next president is a Republican. In late 2011, ALEC officially changed its policy on the Electoral College to implicitly support allocating electoral votes by congressional district....
The truth and reality is in the year 2013 there is no reason to continue the Electoral College at all. Why is it states can act to rig elections for a corrupt outcome, but, can't act to remove the requirement of the Electoral College completely?
by Brendan Fischer — January 25, 2013 - 9:39am
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) has actively lobbied against state plans to implement a national popular vote for president, urging state legislators to preserve the Electoral College -- which GOP legislators are now trying to rig to ensure the the next president is a Republican. In late 2011, ALEC officially changed its policy on the Electoral College to implicitly support allocating electoral votes by congressional district....
The truth and reality is in the year 2013 there is no reason to continue the Electoral College at all. Why is it states can act to rig elections for a corrupt outcome, but, can't act to remove the requirement of the Electoral College completely?
Presidential Election Laws (click here)
Article II
Section 1.
Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.
For as many times the USA Constitution has addressed elections, the elections of the Executive Branch and the vote and voter, at no time was there ever any reasonable solution brought forward to honor the voter in the 20th or 21st century by simply stating the Popular Vote will suffice. The Electoral College has the status of the Senate Filibuster, it has always been there, but, it is grossly unnecessary.
