To: The Colorado State House and The Colorado State Senate

Expose ALEC in Colorado

The American Legislative Exchange Council's purpose is to directly influence legislation at the state level, but for years it has denied spending a penny on lobbying. Newly released information about ALEC's pervasive role in state politics shows once again what this secretive organization really is: a lobbying group for its corporate funders, which develops bad legislation with corporate lobbyist and right-wing extremist input and even pays for lawmakers' trips to meet with those lobbyists about those bills. We call on every member of the Colorado General Assembly to immediately disclose their relationship with ALEC.

Why is this important?

Here in Colorado, our research has uncovered dozens of bills stemming from ALEC's model legislation. In the past few years, ALEC-manufactured bills to weaken Colorado's common sense gun laws, cripple public education, attack the rights of consumers, and limit access to voting have been repeatedly proposed--and unfortunately, some have become law.

The exposure of ALEC’s unethical influence in state legislatures across America has led to scores of corporate sponsors and member legislators renouncing their ties to ALEC. In Colorado, it’s time for our elected officials to get the message: ALEC’s time is up.