Duke Energy Flip-Flop: ALEC Leads Attack on North Carolina Clean Energy with Duke Funding

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5. They need to have their non-profit staus revoked but

that's the only thing I could find. Amazing that this activity is legal, isn't it?

For an organization that is so intimately involved in drafting legislation and interacting with state legislators,
it is surprising that ALEC denies being a lobbying group. As a charitable organization registered with
the IRS 501(c)3 exempt status, ALEC must abide by strict guidelines.
The IRS says that no organization may qualify for section 501(c)3 status if a substantial part of its activities
consist of attempting to infl uence legislation, commonly known as lobbying.43 ALEC’s interaction with
legislators and legislation would seem to disqualify the group from 501(c)3 exempt status. However, ALEC
is quick to deny that they violate their tax status. According to former spokesperson Bob Adams, “We don’t
lobby. We don’t introduce legislation at the state level. We just don’t do that. We educate people and inform
ideas…We are a tool for state legislators.”44

http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/12343.htm