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Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on May 30, 2012 in an interview:
Because of voter fraud, Republican candidates "need to do a point or two better" to win statewide elections in Wisconsin.
False
By Tom Kertscher • May 31, 2012
Anastasia Williams
Anastasia Williams
stated on May 16, 2012 in a House Judiciary Committee hearing:
In 2011, Alabama and Massachusetts passed legislation allowing non-citizens who are legal residents to vote in state and local elections.
False
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 27, 2012
Mark Neumann
Mark Neumann
stated on May 14, 2012 in a website alert:
"Victory! Republicans by 2 to 1 vote to endorse Mark Neumann on first ballot at GOP convention."
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 18, 2012
Samuel Wurzelbacher
Samuel Wurzelbacher
stated on April 24, 2012 in a letter published by the Christian Broadcasting Network:
Says President Barack Obama's parents were communists.
False
By Sabrina Eaton • April 27, 2012
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 17, 2012 in a video and multiple other instances:
Says "over 1 million signatures" were submitted in attempt to recall Gov. Scott Walker.
False
By Tom Kertscher • March 15, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on March 6, 2012 in an interview on NBC:
"Tonight in Ohio, more people came out to vote for Barack Obama in an unopposed race than voted for (Mitt) Romney and (Rick) Santorum combined."
False
By Louis Jacobson • March 7, 2012
Campaign for Primary Accountability
Campaign for Primary Accountability
stated on March 28, 2012 in a campaign commercial:
Says Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur "actually lives" in "a fancy condo in the Washington, D.C.  suburbs."
False
By Tom Feran • March 2, 2012
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on November 30, 2011 in a TV interview:
Says recall organizers "started their website last November" and began work on their effort before he even took office.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • December 8, 2011
Chris Bowers
Chris Bowers
stated on November 30, 2011 in an interview:
Says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is making voting more difficult by closing Department of Motor Vehicles offices where "low-income voters" live.
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 7, 2011
Kurt Schuller
Kurt Schuller
stated on November 15, 2011 in a tweet:
Wisconsin law says all recall petition signers must sign in the presence of another person.
False
By James B. Nelson • November 18, 2011
John Wisniewski
John Wisniewski
stated on November 7, 2011 in a memo on behalf of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee:
"Governor Christie also remains the only Governor since World War II, among both Democrats and Republicans, who failed to have his party win control of at least one legislative body over the course of his term."
False
By Bill Wichert, Erin O'Neill • November 10, 2011
Josh Mandel
Josh Mandel
stated on September 1, 2011 in a television interview:
"The majority last quarter of Sherrod Brown's campaign contributions came from outside of the state of Ohio."
False
By Stephen Koff • September 15, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 18, 2011 in a television interview:
Public-employee unions spent $30 million in Wisconsin unsuccessfully trying to flip the state Senate to Democratic control.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • August 28, 2011
Reince Priebus
Reince Priebus
stated on August 3, 2011 in comments made to reporters while in Tampa:
The Republican National Convention "is a Super Bowl times four."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • August 12, 2011
Roger Williams
Roger Williams
stated on June 28, 2011 in at a campaign stop.:
Says U.S. House opponent Michael Williams does not live in and has never voted in the congressional district he’s seeking to represent.
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 5, 2011
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
stated on June 5, 2011 in an interview with political commentator Roland Martin:
By advocating new requirements for voters to show ID cards at the polls, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2011
Fred Risser
Fred Risser
stated on May 19, 2011 in a debate on the Senate floor.:
Says Wisconsin state Senate President Michael Elllis (R-Neenah) broke Senate rules during debate on a photo ID bill for voters.
False
By James B. Nelson • June 5, 2011
Terry Moulton
Terry Moulton
stated on April 28, 2011 in letters to constituents:
"Wisconsin is one of the few states in the country that do not currently require a photographic identification" to vote.
False
By Dave Umhoefer • May 18, 2011
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
Miguel Diaz de la Portilla
stated on April 15, 2011 in a Senate Rules Committee meeting:
In early voting in Miami-Dade County, "there is a trickle of two or three people a day at a very high cost to keep those public libraries and polls open."
False
By Laura Figueroa • April 26, 2011
Eric Eisnaugle
Eric Eisnaugle
stated on April 21, 2011 in comments made on the House floor:
"Mickey Mouse was registered to vote (in Florida)."
False
By Aaron Sharockman • April 26, 2011
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