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Will Weatherford
Will Weatherford
stated on March 28, 2012 remarks to the press:
"It's the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasn't a court order."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • April 13, 2012
Eric Kearney
Eric Kearney
stated on March 28, 2012 a speech in the Ohio Senate:
An effort to repeal voting-reform legislation would be "the first time in Ohio history where a bill has been passed to stop a referendum."
True
By Joe Guillen • April 9, 2012
Lenny Curry
Lenny Curry
stated on March 28, 2012 an interview:
"Before this law, any group could go out anywhere, register voters, sit on the voter registration forms for unlimited amount of time."
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman • April 5, 2012
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on April 4, 2012 a post on Facebook:
"Richard Hayne, president and CEO of Urban Outfitters … (is) a supporter of Rick Santorum and donated over $13,000 to him."
Half-True
By Aaron Sharockman • April 4, 2012
Chain email
Chain email
stated on March 23, 2012 a message via the Internet:
"Having an entirely Democrat congressional delegation in 2009, when the [federal stimulus] bill passed, increases the per capita stimulus dollars that the state receives per person by $460."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2012
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on March 16, 2012 a Fox News interview.:
Says you need a photo ID to purchase Sudafed in Texas.
True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2012
David A. Clarke Jr.
David A. Clarke Jr.
stated on February 19, 2012 a television interview:
Says Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele "eliminated" sheriff’s office funding for providing security for presidential and presidential campaign visits.  
Half-True
By Tom Kertscher • March 21, 2012
Texas Democratic Party
Texas Democratic Party
stated on March 3, 2012 a quoted comment.:
"In Texas, there are 668 Democratic Hispanic elected officials to the 60 in the Republican Party."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 16, 2012
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
Democratic Party of Wisconsin
stated on January 17, 2012 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
Ohio Democratic Party
Ohio Democratic Party
stated on March 13, 2012 a news release:
There are "850,000 Ohio jobs tied to the auto industry."
True
By Henry J. Gomez • March 14, 2012
Kathleen Clyde
Kathleen Clyde
stated on January 27, 2012 a news conference:
"Ohio is not meeting its obligation to update voter registrations when voters change their address with the BMV."
True
By Tom Feran • March 13, 2012
David Axelrod
David Axelrod
stated on March 6, 2012 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
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
stated on March 1, 2012 interview on "The Colbert Report":
There are "a larger number of shark attacks in Florida than there are cases of voter fraud."
Mostly True
By Katie Sanders • March 2, 2012
Campaign for Primary Accountability
Campaign for Primary Accountability
stated on March 28, 2012 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
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on January 26, 2012 a public forum:
"Every time we put a ballot issue on, it costs a million dollars."
Half-True
By Joe Guillen • February 29, 2012
Janet Howell
Janet Howell
stated on February 10, 2012 a TV interview.:
"It’s going to be harder to vote in Virginia than it is now to buy a gun..."
Half-True
By Nancy Madsen • February 27, 2012
Kathleen Clyde
Kathleen Clyde
stated on February 8, 2012 an email:
"'Wrong precinct' rules exacerbate our provisional ballot problems (and) HB 194 does nothing to solve the wrong-precinct problem."
True
By Tom Feran • February 20, 2012
Elizabeth Ames Jones
Elizabeth Ames Jones
stated on February 13, 2012 a statement announcing her departure from the commission:
On resigning from the Texas Railroad Commission.
Full Flop
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 17, 2012
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
stated on February 6, 2012 a campaign blog post:
On fundraising for super PACs
Full Flop
By Becky Bowers • February 8, 2012
Kathleen Clyde
Kathleen Clyde
stated on January 27, 2012 a news conference:
"Ohio has one of the highest provisional ballot rates in the country, and many of them go uncounted each election."
True
By Tom Feran • February 7, 2012
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