ALEC exempted from lobbyist status in three separate states

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Group faces IRS scrutiny, but is already exempt from lobbyist status in South Carolina, Indiana and Colorado.

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Excerpts from this story referencing "Council of State Governments and the National Conference of State Legislators":

"… eral groups, not just ALEC. In Colorado, three other groups, including the Council of State Governments and the National Conference of State Legislators, are exempt.In Indiana, six groups are expressly “not considered lobbyis …"