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Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on November 4, 2013 a guest lecture
"During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 26, 2013
Pat McCrory
Pat McCrory
stated on November 20, 2013 an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown"
"If you survey, most (North Carolina) Democrats also agree with our (election) laws and voter ID."
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • November 22, 2013
Allan Levene
Allan Levene
stated on November 2, 2013 an article
Says there’s no language in the U.S. Constitution that prevents someone from running for Congress simultaneously in multiple states.
True
By Eric Stirgus • November 20, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on November 4, 2013 as quoted in an Associated Press news story
In "reality," there have "been no problems whatsoever" with the Texas voter ID law.
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 19, 2013
Ken Detzner
Ken Detzner
stated on November 4, 2013 a state Senate ethics and elections committee hearing
One of the "main functions" of the Department of Homeland Security’s SAVE database is "checking voter registration citizenship status."
False
By Amy Sherman • November 14, 2013
Miriam Martinez
Miriam Martinez
stated on November 11, 2013 her campaign website
I am "the first Latina to run for governor of Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • November 13, 2013
George Will
George Will
stated on November 10, 2013 comments on Fox's "Fox News Sunday"
Says 18 states and the District of Columbia have voted Democratic in six consecutive presidential elections.  
True
By Jon Greenberg • November 10, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on November 7, 2013 a donation web page
Wendy Davis is "fighting to bring ... Bloomberg-style gun control to Texas."
Half-True
By Sue Owen • November 8, 2013
Jonathan Karl
Jonathan Karl
stated on November 3, 2013 a conversation on ABC's "This Week"
"Before the Republican wave in 2010, Democrats had an advantage on the generic ballot in Congress. Even in 1994 with the Gingrich revolution ... Democrats had that advantage."
True
By Amy Sherman • November 3, 2013
Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
stated on October 24, 2013 an email blast
"Texas Governor Rick Perry’s voter ID law is a blatant effort to defeat Wendy Davis by disenfranchising tens of thousands of women voters."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • October 31, 2013
League of Women Voters of Florida
League of Women Voters of Florida
stated on October 10, 2013 a statement
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned that the SAVE "database is not a foolproof means of verifying (citizenship on) the voter rolls."
True
By Amy Sherman • October 30, 2013
League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund
League of Women Voters of Texas Education Fund
stated on September 23, 2013 a press release
"Photo ID is not required for those who vote by mail."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • October 1, 2013
Steve Lonegan
Steve Lonegan
stated on September 23, 2013 an interview on the John Gambling radio program
"I would be the first Republican senator elected in New Jersey in 41 years."
True
By Caryn Shinske • September 29, 2013
Eddie Bernice Johnson
Eddie Bernice Johnson
stated on August 8, 2013 an opinion column in Fort Worth Star-Telegram
"Studies have shown that voter fraud is non-existent in Texas."
False
By Sue Owen • September 13, 2013
Charlie Crist
Charlie Crist
stated on August 17, 2013 a speech to Louisiana Democrats
In 2012, the state "put together a list of over 100,000 people that they thought were ineligible to vote. Came out there were less than 10."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • September 12, 2013
Libertarian Party of Broward County
Libertarian Party of Broward County
stated on August 22, 2013 the Libertarian Party of Broward website
The Libertarian Party "is the third-largest political party in the U.S."
False
By Amy Sherman • September 9, 2013
John Cornyn
John Cornyn
stated on August 8, 2013 an opinion column.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 71.2 percent of Hispanic registered voters in Texas and over 86 percent of African American registered voters participated in the 2012 elections.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • August 16, 2013
James Vincent
James Vincent
stated on August 4, 2013 an appearance on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers."
Twenty four states have voter ID or comparable restrictions; before Barack Obama was elected, it was two.
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 11, 2013
Lone Star Project
Lone Star Project
stated on July 14, 2013 a blog post.
Says Greg Abbott "converted over $1 million in federal grant money intended for use to prosecute online sexual predators and other cyber crimes and instead used it to harass and prosecute senior citizens who were assisting other senior citizens in applying for mail-in ballots."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • August 2, 2013
Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin
stated on July 26, 2013 an interview with Fox News
"I was banned from talking about" Bill Ayers during the 2008 presidential campaign.
Pants on Fire!
By Jon Greenberg • July 30, 2013
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