Alabama Luv Guv's Impeachment Probe Reveals Political Motivation Behind DMV Closures
Source: Talking Points Memo
By TIERNEY SNEED Published APRIL 11, 2017, 6:00 AM EDT
The impeachment investigation that led to Alabamas Republican Gov. Robert Bentleys resignation, arrest and conviction Monday surfaced more than just the alleged misuse of public funds to hide his affair with a top political aide, the cringe-y texts to his paramour, and the threats lobbed towards those who stood ready to expose their tryst.
The report released Friday shed light on another controversy that dogged his tenure: his administrations decision to close 31 drivers license offices, many in African-American-heavy counties, prompting a national outcry over how the closures would affect voting rights in the state, which requires a photo ID to vote.
The impeachment investigation report which was compiled by a special counsel appointed by the legislature concluded that the drivers license office closures were politically motivated and ordained by the aide at the center of the scandal, Rebekah Mason, as a way to pressure state legislators into getting in line in support of the governors funding legislation.
Former Alabama Law Enforcement Agency head Spencer Collier, who oversaw the operations of the offices, told the impeachment investigators that Mason proposed closing multiple drivers license offices throughout the State and asked ALEA to put together a plan, according to the report. It was Colliers understanding that Mason intended the plan to be rolled out in a way that had limited impact on Governor Bentleys political allies, the report continued.
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