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Greg Abbott
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."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2013
Rick Scott
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."
True
By Katie Sanders • January 22, 2013
Josh Mandel
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."
True
By Tom Feran • November 30, 2012
Raymond Bateman
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."
True
By Erin O'Neill • November 29, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on November 11, 2012 an email:
"Mitt Romney received exactly zero votes in at least 12 Cuyahoga County precincts."
True
By Tom Feran • November 21, 2012
Carolyn Medeiros
Carolyn Medeiros
stated on November 13, 2012 a radio interview:
Three thousand felons voted in Rhode Island in 2008.
True
By John Hill • November 18, 2012
Chris Redfern
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."
True
By Aaron Marshall • November 16, 2012
Chris Redfern
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.
True
By Henry J. Gomez • November 14, 2012
Larry Sabato
Larry Sabato
stated on October 16, 2012 article:
Virginia’s educational level among whites is higher than Georgia’s.
True
By Janel Davis • October 22, 2012
Ann Coulter
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."
True
By John Hill • October 3, 2012
Joaquin Castro
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."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • September 26, 2012
Marcia Fudge
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."
True
By Sabrina Eaton • September 14, 2012
Teresa Fedor
Teresa Fedor
stated on August 15, 2012 a news conference:
Says Republicans supported legislation on early voting and in-person voting in 2005.
True
By Aaron Marshall • August 28, 2012
Paul Ryan
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.
True
By James B. Nelson • August 20, 2012
Austinites for Geographic Representation
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.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 17, 2012
Chris Christie
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."
True
By Erin O'Neill • August 15, 2012
John Lehman
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."
True
By James B. Nelson • July 26, 2012
Chris Christie
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."
True
By Erin O'Neill • July 5, 2012
Corrine Brown
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."
True
By Amy Sherman • June 22, 2012
Bill Nelson
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."
True
By Katie Sanders • June 5, 2012
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