Fact Check Posts – Page 7

Greg Abbott
stated on February 12, 2013 a Twitter post.

Says the "last non-partisan commission to improve the voting experience in America concluded that #VoterID was necessary."

By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2013

Rick Scott
stated on January 18, 2013 a TV interview

Says his elections proposal would allow "a potential of 168 hours (of early voting), which I think is the most we’ve ever had."

By Katie Sanders • January 22, 2013

Josh Mandel
stated on November 16, 2012 an email to supporters

"Our race was the closest U.S. Senate race in Ohio in 36 years -- when Howard Metzenbaum defeated Robert Taft in 1976."

By Tom Feran • November 30, 2012

Raymond Bateman
stated on November 23, 2012 a column

Says that in the 1985 election former Gov. Tom Kean had "the largest winning margin for a gubernatorial candidate in Jersey history."

By Erin O'Neill • November 29, 2012

Chain email
stated on November 11, 2012 an email

"Mitt Romney received exactly zero votes in at least 12 Cuyahoga County precincts."

By Tom Feran • November 21, 2012

Carolyn Medeiros
stated on November 13, 2012 a radio interview

Three thousand felons voted in Rhode Island in 2008.

By John Hill • November 18, 2012

Chris Redfern
stated on November 7, 2012 a news conference

Barack Obama is "only the second Democrat in the last 75 years to win Ohio twice with more than 50 percent of the vote."

By Aaron Marshall • November 16, 2012

Chris Redfern
stated on November 7, 2012 a news conference

Says a poll shows that "without a name attached, Democrats are just one point behind" Gov. John Kasich.

By Henry J. Gomez • November 14, 2012

Larry Sabato
stated on October 16, 2012 article

Virginia’s educational level among whites is higher than Georgia’s.

By Janel Davis • October 22, 2012

Ann Coulter
stated on September 27, 2012 a TV show appearance

Rhode Island’s voter identification law was pushed by "a black Democrat in the House, a black Democrat in the Senate. That's a fact."

By John Hill • October 3, 2012

Joaquin Castro
stated on September 22, 2012 a panel at the Texas Tribune Festival.

Texas is "the state that has now gone the longest without electing a Democrat statewide."

By W. Gardner Selby • September 26, 2012

Marcia Fudge
stated on August 24, 2012 a news release

"In Cuyahoga County ... 56 percent of weekend voters in 2008 were African American while adult African Americans comprise 28 percent of the county population."

By Sabrina Eaton • September 14, 2012

Teresa Fedor
stated on August 15, 2012 a news conference

Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.

By Aaron Marshall • August 28, 2012

Paul Ryan
stated on August 12, 2012 a television interview

Says under Wisconsin law, he cannot remove his name from the ballot for re-election to Congress.

By James B. Nelson • August 20, 2012

Austinites for Geographic Representation
stated on July 8, 2012 a handout.

"Austin is the largest city in the U.S. or Texas with no geographic representation" on its city council.

By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on August 7, 2012 a news conference

Says "a Republican hasn't won [an election] for a presidency in New Jersey since 1988."

By Erin O'Neill • August 15, 2012

John Lehman
stated on July 10, 2012 a radio interview

The new 21st State Senate district was "created in secret for Van Wanggaard. It was drawn within half a block of his house."

By James B. Nelson • July 26, 2012

Chris Christie
stated on July 3, 2012 an interview on CNBC

"If you look at most of the polls, this is a margin-of-error race on Fourth of July between Mitt Romney and the president."

By Erin O'Neill • July 5, 2012

Corrine Brown
stated on June 15, 2012 a press release

In 2008, "33.2 percent of those who voted early on the last Sunday before Election Day were African-American, while 23.6 percent were Hispanic."

By Amy Sherman • June 22, 2012

Bill Nelson
stated on May 29, 2012 letter to Gov. Rick Scott

"In the 2000 Florida election, at least 1,100 eligible voters were wrongly dropped from voting rolls in an attempt to purge a list of felons. Many of those who were dropped showed up to vote and were told they could not."

By Katie Sanders • June 5, 2012

Latest Fact-Checks In Elections