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Desmond Meade stated on January 15, 2014 in a "BloggingBlackMiami" blog post:

Of the approximately 6 million disenfranchised felons in the United States, "one-quarter are Floridians."

By Amy Sherman• January 23, 2014

Rick Scott stated on August 01, 2014 in a press statement:

"Attorney General Eric Holder’s own Justice Department precleared the voting changes in the 2011 law" about early voting in Florida.

By Amy Sherman• August 4, 2014

Democratic Governors Association stated on October 24, 2013 in 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."

By W. Gardner Selby• October 31, 2013

TikTok posts stated on February 11, 2025 in a TikTok post:

Under the SAVE Act, “if you are a woman that has changed your name from your birth certificate, let’s say through marriage … you are no longer eligible to vote.”

By Caleb McCullough• February 17, 2025

Facebook posts stated on January 12, 2022 in a post:

“India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.”

By Monique Curet• January 19, 2022

Mandela Barnes stated on August 10, 2020 in a public forum:

GOP-backed "racist disenfrachisement" led to only five polling places being open in Milwaukee for April 7 election.

By Lawrence Andrea• August 14, 2020

Kari Lake stated on July 16, 2024 in in a speech at RNC in Milwaukee:

“Just last week, Ruben Gallego voted to let the millions of people who poured into our country illegally cast a ballot in this upcoming election.”

By Amy Sherman• July 17, 2024

Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation:

Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender."

By Amy Sherman• September 7, 2021

Bloggers stated on February 28, 2020 in a news article:

“Swing State Hit With 2020 Voting Lawsuit - Accused Of Registering Over 1,500 Deceased People In Pennsylvania.”

By Jessica Calefati• March 27, 2020

Facebook posts stated on January 15, 2020 in a Facebook post:

Sex traffickers are using a zip-tie contraption on the door handles of vehicles “to trick females into looking down and digging for something in their purse to cut with ... Once they’re distracted, boom! They are quickly forced into another vehicle, never to be seen again by their people.”

By Bill McCarthy• February 29, 2020

Alan Grayson stated on October 06, 2010 in a campaign commercial:

Daniel Webster "is an advocate for a group that teaches that mothers should not work outside the home."

By Louis Jacobson, Aaron Sharockman• October 6, 2010

Social Media stated on July 13, 2024 in posts:

Project 2025 would end gay marriage.

By Grace Abels• July 30, 2024

Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated on June 05, 2011 in an interview with political commentator Roland Martin:

By advocating new requirements for voters to show ID cards at the polls, Republicans "want to literally drag us all the way back to Jim Crow laws."

By Louis Jacobson• June 9, 2011

Alan Grayson stated on October 06, 2010 in a TV ad.:

"Webster sponsored a bill to create a form of marriage that would trap women in abusive relationships."

By Louis Jacobson, Aaron Sharockman• October 6, 2010

Patrick Murphy stated on October 17, 2016 in a U.S. Senate debate:

"When asked about equal pay for women, (Rubio’s) quote was that it was a waste of time."

By Joshua Gillin• October 18, 2016

Tom Cotton stated on August 31, 2022 in a tweet:

“60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’"

By Amy Sherman• September 2, 2022

Caleb Rowden stated on March 04, 2016 in a Columbia/Boone County League of Women Voters Town Hall:

"Seventy percent of Missourians support voter photo ID legislation."

By Katie Moeller• March 14, 2016

Facebook posts stated on November 22, 2019 in a Facebook post:

Says white vans with external locks are “utilized for sex trafficking.”

By Bill McCarthy• February 29, 2020

Bo Hines stated on October 01, 2022 in an interview on WRAL's "On the Record":

Wiley Nickel supports “abortion all the way up until the point of birth, even post-birth.”

By Paul Specht• October 10, 2022

Kip Kendrick stated on February 04, 2016 in a League of Women Voters Town Hall meeting:

"Requiring photo ID would keep about 200,000 Missourians from voting."

By Katie Moeller• March 21, 2016

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