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Charles Schumer stated on March 17, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

The SAVE America Act “would force Americans to register (to vote) only in person, something only 5% of Americans do today."

By Louis Jacobson• March 19, 2026

Mark Kelly stated on March 17, 2026 in an X post:

The SAVE America Act “requires everyone to re-register to vote in person and your driver’s license, REAL ID, or military ID aren’t even good enough.”

By Amy Sherman• March 24, 2026

Dan Patrick stated on May 24, 2020 in an interview:

Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.”

By Madlin Mekelburg• June 8, 2020

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

Dan Patrick stated on August 19, 2021 in an interview:

"Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats."

By Brandon Mulder• August 26, 2021

Ronna McDaniel stated on March 24, 2024 in an interview on NBC's "Meet the Press":

Montana Democrats are "suing to say, ‘You should be allowed to be registered to vote in two states.'”

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 25, 2024

Russia Today stated on March 04, 2014 in a posting on their website:

The new Ukrainian government "introduced a law abolishing the use of languages other than Ukrainian in official circumstances."

By Jon Greenberg• March 5, 2014

Dan Patrick stated on April 06, 2021 in a press conference:

“Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?"

By Brandon Mulder• April 23, 2021

Jason Riley stated on July 14, 2014 in comments on Fox News' "The Kelly File':

"Black voter turnout in 2012 exceeded the rate of white voter turnout, even in the states with the strictest voter ID laws."

By Linda Qiu• July 17, 2014

Duey Stroebel stated on March 07, 2021 in a TV interview:

"We’ve had more voter turnout since voter ID was passed than ever before."

By Eric Litke• March 19, 2021

Mark Finchem stated on October 09, 2022 in a rally:

The Electronic Registration Information Center is “a system that’s funded by George Soros.”

By Amy Sherman• October 17, 2022

Bill Nelson stated on May 29, 2012 in 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."

By Katie Sanders• June 5, 2012

X posts stated on October 04, 2013 in messages on Twitter:

The Obama administration shut down the Amber Alert program because of the government shutdown.

By Jon Greenberg• October 7, 2013

Melissa Agard stated on January 03, 2023 in TV interview:

"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."

By D.L. Davis• January 10, 2023

Terral Smith stated on September 09, 2012 in an opinion column in the Austin American-Statesman:

Says 40 years ago, the U.S. placed Texas under Voting Rights Act for failing to print ballots in Spanish.

By Sue Owen• November 16, 2012

Ann Lininger stated on October 22, 2011 in in campaign literature :

Says Measure 3-386 will cost a fortune for elections while Measure 3-388 will cost less.

By Janie Har• November 2, 2011

Instagram posts stated on February 07, 2025 in an Instagram post:

Coca-Cola “sells out its own workers to ICE.”

By Maria Briceño• February 13, 2025

Marcia Fudge stated on July 13, 2011 in a news conference on voting rights:

Says that voter identification laws "keep poor people from voting, minorities from voting, the elderly from voting, students from voting."

By Stephen Koff• August 10, 2011

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

Sunny Hostin stated on November 14, 2022 in a statement on "The View":

“Republicans want to raise the voting to age 28.”

By Amy Sherman• November 17, 2022

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