AP/Lang
5/14/21
The leader of a national conservative group is taking credit for secretly helping to write laws tightening voting rules in several Republican-controlled states, including Iowa.
The claims are made in a presentation by Heritage Action’s Jessica Anderson, a recording of which was released by the liberal group Documented. Heritage Action is one of several conservative groups that have jumped into the voting arena after former President Donald Trump lied about losing reelection due to voter fraud. Anderson says the group has secretly guided legislation in Iowa, Arizona, and Georgia.
Anderson is seen and heard on video saying, ““Iowa is the first state that we got to work in, and we did it quickly and we did it quietly. We helped draft the bills. We made sure activists were calling the state legislators, getting support, showing up at their public hearings, giving testimony … little fanfare. Honestly, nobody even noticed. My team looked at each other and we’re like, ‘It can’t be that easy.”
Heritage Action is not required to release a list of its donors, but it has received money from the conservative Koch brothers in the past.