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Michele Bachmann
Michele Bachmann
stated on July 14, 2013 an interview with World Net Daily
"The president … by executive order" could grant voting rights to illegal immigrants who are newly legalized under pending legislation.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • July 23, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on June 26, 2013 an op-ed
The Hispanic population in Gwinnett and Henry counties has increased by 153 percent and 339 percent, respectively, since 2000 while Republican presidential candidates are getting a smaller percentage of the vote in those counties.
Mostly True
By Eric Stirgus • July 15, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on June 11, 2013 a news conference.
"I’m the only candidate for governor who’s rolled out any policies so far."
False
By Nancy Madsen • July 10, 2013
Raymond Gallison
Raymond Gallison
stated on June 13, 2013 a House floor debate
"Seventy-four percent of Rhode Islanders support [a] national popular vote [for president] because they, as I, believe in one person-one vote."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • June 30, 2013
Stephen Nodine
Stephen Nodine
stated on June 21, 2013 statements to the media
Says he can be on the ballot for Congress while serving time in jail.
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • June 25, 2013
Bernard Jackvony
Bernard Jackvony
stated on May 31, 2013 a television interview
"There hasn’t been a Republican in the legislature or the City Council in Providence in over 30 years."
Mostly False
By Gregory Smith • June 14, 2013
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty
stated on June 4, 2013 a web posting
Says Madison Mayor Paul Soglin's stated intent when proposing that city contractors disclose private political donations was to "discourage contributions to organizations with which he disagrees."
True
By Dave Umhoefer • June 12, 2013
Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on May 18, 2013 a speech at the convention of the Georgia Republican Party.
Says that in Texas, Republican nominees "get 40 percent of the Latino vote on average."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • June 4, 2013
Ken Cuccinelli
Ken Cuccinelli
stated on May 28, 2013 news conference.
On restoring voting rights to non-violent felons.
Full Flop
By Sean Gorman • June 3, 2013
Mark Pocan
Mark Pocan
stated on May 13, 2013 a speech
"Nothing in the Constitution explicitly guarantees our right to vote."
True
May 30, 2013
Steve King
Steve King
stated on May 23, 2013 a House floor speech
"Ronald Reagan’s signature on the 1986 amnesty act" gave Barack Obama about 15 million additional Hispanic votes in 2012.
False
By Louis Jacobson • May 29, 2013
Bryan Long
Bryan Long
stated on April 24, 2013 a panel discussion
Fewer Democrats were on the Georgia general election ballot in 2012 than in more than 100 years.
Half-True
By Janel Davis • May 29, 2013
Xavier Becerra
Xavier Becerra
stated on May 19, 2013 a comment on 'Meet the Press'
"We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns."
Mostly True
By Jon Greenberg • May 22, 2013
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 3, 2013 a position on legislation
On an early date for Florida's presidential primary
Full Flop
By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 9, 2013
Scott Walker
Scott Walker
stated on March 27, 2013 a fund raising letter
"Obama for President and Baldwin for Senate have kept their campaign offices up and running in Fox Valley, Eau Claire and La Crosse with their staffs preparing for the next battle."
False
By James B. Nelson • May 6, 2013
Broward Democratic Executive Committee
Broward Democratic Executive Committee
stated on April 11, 2013 a press release
Broward County was one of three counties in the nation "pivotal to an Obama victory" in 2012.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • May 3, 2013
Bee Moorhead
Bee Moorhead
stated on April 23, 2013 a civic summit.
Says more Austinites voted in the city’s 1973 election featuring a mayor’s race than in the city’s most recent mayoral election.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2013
Christopher L. Smith
Christopher L. Smith
stated on April 21, 2013 a column in the South Florida Sun Sentinel
The election bill "allows persons to correct an absentee ballot if they did not sign it and requires an extra two hours a day for early voting. Everything else in this bill is discretionary."
Half-True
By Amy Sherman, Katie Sanders • April 23, 2013
John Lewis
John Lewis
stated on February 24, 2013 newspaper column
"Opponents of Section 5 (of the Voting Rights Act) complain of state expense, yet their only cost is the paper, postage and manpower required to send copies of legislation to the federal government for review."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • April 3, 2013
Bill Seitz
Bill Seitz
stated on March 13, 2013 testimony before a House committee
Says that Secretary of State Jon Husted and former secretary Jennifer Brunner both have supported a provision in Senate Bill 47 that would limit the days organizers have to collect signatures for initiative and referendum petitions.
Half-True
By Brandon Blackwell • April 1, 2013
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