Holland Reporter

A Holland-based political activist is speaking out against a U.S. senator’s son, who is accused of receiving funds from a left-wing, dark money group to oppose Michigan efforts to strengthen voter ID laws.

U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt’s (R-MO) son, Andy Blunt, has been accused of receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to The Washington Free Beacon.

“What does Sen. Roy Blunt think about his son raking in (philanthropist George) Soros' cash to work against securing our elections in Michigan?” Orlando Estrada told the Holland Reporter. "We cannot allow shady, out-of-state organizations to scheme against Michiganders and our elections."

Andy Blunt cofounded Ground Game Political Solutions, a firm that has received nearly $400,000 from a left-wing, dark money group known as Sixteen Thirty Fund, The Washington Free Beacon reported. Andy Blunt founded the firm with two other Republicans, Gregg Hartley and Meghan Cox. Cox signed off on a contract with a petition gatherer that paid him $50,000 to abandon his work on any “election reform” issue. The petition gatherer called it a “scheme to pay off circulators not to engage” in the widely supported Michigan effort to strengthen voter ID laws. 

The Sixteen Thirty Fund, reportedly linked to George Soros and other globalist financiers, has dumped $2.5 million into opposing a Michigan petition drive to strengthen Michigan's voter ID requirements, according to Transparency USA.

"Protect MI Vote" is an initiative led by a group who is in opposition to the Republican-led ballot measure "Secure MI Vote," according to Bridge Michigan.

“Protect MI Vote… hired a Missouri-based consulting firm to contract with and ‘secretly buy out’ circulators so they would not work for the conservative campaign,” Bridge Michigan said.

Professional signature gatherer Dustin Wefel filed a complaint that was first reported by The Detroit News.

“Protect MI Vote’s scheme to pay off circulators not to engage in the Secure MI Vote Initiative Petition is deplorable on its face and has no place in Michigan elections,” Wefel’s complaint said, according to Bridge Michigan.

A statewide survey by Remington Research Group reported that a supermajority of 76% of Michiganders support showing a photo ID in order to vote. 

Voters do not currently need to show a photo ID to register to vote, according to the Michigan Secretary of State's office. A utility bill qualifies as a proof of address when registering to vote.

Michiganders can learn more about Secure Michigan Vote and sign up to receive a petition at their website.