Original sentence: "Thor" Hearne was its founder and general counsel from the organization's inception in March 2005 until its dissolution in May 2007.ACVR also alledgedly conducted research and published studies on election law including a frequently referenced study on vote fraud and voter intimidation.Mark F.The American Center for Voting Rights or ACVR alledged to be a non-partisan policy organization that worked to support adoption of the recommendations for election reform proposed by the bi-partisan Carter-Baker Commission on Election Reform.The Center's support of the Carter-Baker Commission recommendation of a photo ID requirement to vote were perceived by critics as a method to deny people the right to vote..  Critics maintain that the group is a GOP front group that lobbied for stricter voter ID laws to combat allegedly rampant voter fraud
Edited sentence: ACVR also conducted research and published studies on election law including a frequently referenced study on vote fraud and voter intimidation.The American Center for Voting Rights or ACVR was a non-partisan policy organization that worked to support adoption of the recommendations for election reform proposed by the bi-partisan Carter-Baker Commission on Election Reform.The Center's support of the Carter-Baker Commission recommendation of a photo ID requirement to vote prompted criticism and attacks from some organizations (and blog sites) on the political left..