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Donald Trump stated on October 24, 2016 in a rally in Florida:

"Wikileaks also shows how John Podesta rigged the polls by oversampling Democrats, a voter suppression technique."

By Linda Qiu• October 25, 2016

Mac Heller stated on April 07, 2019 in an interview on CNN:

"The 2008 election was the first election in which voters of color comprised over 25 percent of the electorate, and that number is going up."

By Amy Sherman• April 23, 2019

Hillary Clinton stated on October 29, 2016 in a rally in Daytona Beach, Fla.:

"Donald Trump's strategy is pretty simple. They have even said in his campaign it's to get women to stay home, get young people to stay home, get people of color to stay home, and get a lot smart, intelligent men to stay home, too."

By Allison Graves• October 31, 2016

James Clyburn stated on March 25, 2021 in an interview on MSNBC:

"There are 43 states that have now passed voter suppression laws."

By Louis Jacobson• March 29, 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

Tammy Baldwin stated on May 17, 2017 in a tweet:

"Voter turnout in 2016 was reduced by approx. 200,000 votes because of WI’s photo ID laws."

By Tom Kertscher• May 24, 2017

Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2020 in a post on Instagram:

Says someone tried to suppress votes by disguising trash cans as ballot boxes.

By Hayat Norimine• October 28, 2020

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

Says a picture of stacked mailboxes is proof of voter suppression in Wisconsin

By Eric Litke• August 17, 2020

Marcia Fudge stated on August 22, 2011 in an e-mail to Democratic supporters:

"H.B. 194, the Voter Suppression Bill, invalidates a vote where a voter properly marks the ballot in support of a particular candidate, but also writes in the name of that same candidate."

By Joe Guillen• September 2, 2011

Hillary Clinton stated on March 03, 2019 in a speech:

In Wisconsin, because a key provision of the Voting Rights Act was not in effect, "somewhere between 40,000 and 80,000 people were turned away from the polls (in 2016) because of the color of their skin" and other factors.

By D.L. Davis• March 6, 2019

Chris Matthews stated on June 04, 2012 in comments on MSNBC's "Hardball":

Under Florida’s voting law, a requirement to turn in voter registrations within 48 hours "makes it impossible to meet the deadline if you’re working right to the end of the week."

By Aaron Sharockman• June 12, 2012

Kayleigh McEnany stated on October 24, 2020 in a tweet:

“Biden admits to voter fraud.”

By Jon Greenberg• October 27, 2020

Chris Carr stated on May 22, 2022 in a tweet:

Stacey Abrams "supported the MLB boycott."

By Louis Jacobson• May 24, 2022

True The Vote stated on December 12, 2011 in a Web post.:

"Eric Holder is supportive of the NAACP's efforts to get the United Nations involved in our elections."

By W. Gardner Selby• January 27, 2012

Nina Turner stated on June 22, 2011 in a speech in the Ohio Senate:

"Voting in the wrong precinct led to over 14,000 registered voters statewide to lose their vote in 2008."

By Reginald Fields• July 4, 2011

Greg Kelly stated on January 11, 2021 in a TV segment:

Says Joe Biden is on video "admitting to" election fraud in a "confession."

By Bill McCarthy• January 12, 2021

Hillary Clinton stated on May 31, 2017 in an interview:

"The best estimate is that 200,000 people in Wisconsin were either denied or chilled in their efforts to vote" in the 2016 presidential election.

By Tom Kertscher• June 9, 2017

Robocaller stated on January 21, 2024 in a robocall:

Says President Joe Biden said that Democrats should not vote in the New Hampshire primary.

By Amy Sherman• January 22, 2024

American Civil Liberties Union stated on August 26, 2012 in Newsletter:

Voter identification laws make it complicated and expensive to get an ID, essentially instituting a modern-day poll tax.

By Janel Davis• September 12, 2012

Tim Moore stated on June 07, 2018 in a TV interview:

States with voter ID laws have seen "zero decrease" in participation. "Most have seen an increase."

By Paul Specht• June 20, 2018

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