Detroit City Wire

A Missouri Republican senator's son received hundreds of thousands of dollars from a left-leaning group that is standing in opposition to Michigan's effort to strengthen voter ID laws and curb voting fraud. 

Sen. Roy Blunt's son was found to have received funding from the group, which is fighting against stricter ID laws, The Washington Free Beacon reported.

Aleks Oslapas, a GOP activist, is calling for an explanation from the senator.

“Sen. Roy Blunt needs to answer for this because if he’s this closely affiliated to the manipulations of George Soros then voters in Missouri should beware. Michiganders are growing continuously concerned and outraged that so much out of state money is flooding into our state to try and manipulate us. The overwhelming majority of us believe in secure elections, no amount of money can change that fact,” Oslapas said.

Roy Blunt's son, Andy Blunt, co-founded Groundgame Political Solutions. The firm has received almost $400,000 from a left-leaning group known as Sixteen Thirty Fund, according to Transparency USA. One of his partners in the firm signed off on a contract that paid $50,000 in exchange for the abandonment on any "election reform" issue. 

The Sixteen Thirty Fund has ties to George Soros, famous left-wing activist. He has so far funded over $2.5 million in efforts to oppose Michigan's efforts to tighten Michigan voter ID laws. 

According to Bridge Michigan, "Protect MI Vote" is an initiative that is in direct opposition to the Republican-led measure "Secure MI Vote."

“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,” Professional signature gatherer Dustin Wefel said.

A majority of Michigan voters are in favor of increased voter ID laws, according to a survey that was conducted earlier this year. Currently, Michigan voters do not need to show a photo ID to register to vote in the state.