Novi Times

GOP Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt is drawing criticism and skepticism from his peers as his son was found to have received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a left-wing activist group to oppose Michigan's efforts to strengthen voter ID laws, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

Roy Blunt was blasted by Shane Trejo, GOP Chairman in District 11, who said that schemes like this one are an attack on election integrity.

"Everyone wants to see their vote count. We do not want to see our election integrity undermined or see people receiving apparent bribes to suppress the fundamental rights of Michiganders. We cannot allow shady, out-of-state, dark money organizations to scheme against Michiganders and attack our elections, regardless if their dad is a Republican senator," Trejo said.

According to The Washington Free Beacon, Roy Blunt's son Andy Blunt is partners with an individual in his firm, Groundgame Political Solutions, who received $50,000 in funding from a left-wing activist group as part of an agreement for Blunt's firm to refrain from working on any "election reform" issue. 

The left-wing group in question is called the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which has been linked to George Soros, who has paid $2.5 million of his own money to fund efforts to fight strengthened voter ID laws in Michigan, according to Transparency USA. 

The movement against tighter ID laws is called "Protect MI Vote," which stands in direct opposition to the Republican-led ballot measure called "Secure MI Vote."

Dustin Wefel, professional signature gatherer, said, “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.”

Surveys show that up to 76% of Michigan residents support measures that would require showing an ID to vote. Currently, residents in Michigan do not need to show an ID to register to vote.