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Pat McCrory stated on November 20, 2013 in an interview on MSNBC's "The Daily Rundown":
"If you survey, most (North Carolina) Democrats also agree with our (election) laws and voter ID."
By Louis Jacobson• November 22, 2013
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
Scott Walker stated on January 24, 2015 in a speech:
Wisconsin requires, "by law, a photo ID to vote."
By Tom Kertscher• January 30, 2015
Brad Schimel stated on August 12, 2018 in a video:
"We need an ID" to "buy a beer."  
By Tom Kertscher• August 22, 2018
Facebook posts stated on February 03, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Ben Carson said "illegal immigrants caught voting should be stripped of their citizenship."
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 8, 2019
Milele Coggs stated on February 03, 2011 in a news release:
"In its current state, this bill is the most restrictive voter ID legislation in the nation."
By Dave Umhoefer• February 15, 2011
Viral image stated on August 02, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Sen. Cory Booker wants to require a federal license for gun owners but criticizes voter ID laws as discriminatory.
By Madison Czopek• March 30, 2021
Alan Hays stated on October 18, 2011 in a Senate committee meeting:
Proof of citizenship isn't necessary before you register to vote in Florida.
By Amy Sherman• November 4, 2011
Ted Nugent stated on September 20, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.”
By Madison Czopek• September 30, 2022
Donald Trump stated on September 01, 2020 in a television interview:
“There was tremendous cheating in New York”
By Jill Terreri Ramos• September 11, 2020
Common Cause stated on January 08, 2025 in News release:
Wisconsin makes it more difficult for its citizens to vote than almost any state in the nation.
By Madeline Heim• January 28, 2025
Barack Obama stated on February 12, 2013 in the State of the Union Address:
Says "overwhelming majorities of Americans" support gun legislation "like background checks."
By Becky Bowers• February 13, 2013
Brian Kemp stated on March 05, 2018 in a Facebook post:
Says he "fought Obama twice and won to stop illegal immigrants from voting."  
By Miriam Valverde• March 21, 2018
Mark Pocan stated on April 07, 2016 in a blog post:
"More people are struck by lightning than commit in-person voter fraud" by impersonation.
By Tom Kertscher• April 7, 2016
John McCain stated on December 14, 2010 in a statement on the U.S. Senate floor:
Earmarks requested in a federal spending bill included  "$277,000 for potato pest management in Wisconsin."
By Tom Kertscher• December 19, 2010
Tim Moore stated on December 27, 2019 in a press release:
Says the photo ID law passed by North Carolina lawmakers is “one of the nation’s most lenient voter ID laws."
By Paul Specht• February 17, 2020
Cory Booker stated on August 09, 2015 in an interview on ABC's "This Week.":
"You’re more likely to get struck by lightning in Texas" than find in-person voter fraud.
By Christian Belanger• August 18, 2015
Tina Lambert stated on February 20, 2023 in a statement of purpose about a bill:
Student ID cards are a “source of fraud” at the polls.
By Amy Sherman• February 23, 2023
Mitch McConnell stated on January 19, 2022 in in a Senate hearing:
The Freedom to Vote Act is “a sprawling takeover of our whole political system.”
By Amy Sherman• January 24, 2022
Mario Gallegos stated on January 25, 2011 in a Texas Senate committee meeting.:
Says that 98,184 Texans are now driving with temporary driver’s licenses lacking their photos.
By W. Gardner Selby• January 26, 2011

Articles (3469)

McConnell falsely suggests GOP forecast the type of election fraud found in NC

By Matthew Riley, Paul Specht• March 7, 2019

PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘Get out of left field’ and ‘facts are the foundation of truth’

By Amy Sherman• January 27, 2022

Are Sensenbrenner and Moore in agreement on Voting Rights Act?

By Dave Umhoefer• March 6, 2013

North Carolina voter ID amendment debate features misleading claims

By Will Doran• November 1, 2018

Six times PolitiFact checked claims about the NC constitutional amendments

By Will Doran• November 2, 2018

Same-day voter registration is on the Democrats’ wishlist. Why do some Republicans oppose it?

By Amy Sherman• January 19, 2022

A voter’s guide to casting a ballot in Ohio: 10 things to know

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2022

PolitiFact's oddest fact-checks of 2012

By Bill Adair, Becky Bowers• December 26, 2012

Does Wisconsin’s new voter ID law ‘disenfranchise’ voters?

By Dave Umhoefer• June 13, 2011

Alaska voters gave themselves the power to rank candidates. Why do some people want to repeal that?

By Sara Swann• June 17, 2024

In NC, can someone commit voter fraud using only 'a phone book'?

By Paul Specht• January 29, 2020

As extremes shape voter ID debate, the rules keep getting stricter

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• August 9, 2021

A claim about serial numbers on ballots is misguided

By Amy Sherman• February 1, 2022

9 fact-checks about voting and elections

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman• November 4, 2014

Fact-checking Perry’s tele-town hall

By • March 15, 2011

Ask PolitiFact: Are New York’s voter laws more restrictive than Georgia’s?

By Amy Sherman• April 8, 2021

How Ted Nugent’s claim about voter turnout, suppression presents a false choice

By Amy Sherman• January 26, 2022

E-mail slams Obama on religion, race

By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 12, 2008

Mailbag: “You should have a Socialist-O-Meter”

By Ciara O'Rourke• February 25, 2011

Fact-checking Trump’s statement that Native Americans were paid to vote

By Amy Sherman• June 10, 2021