claim: "one of the first states in the union to pass a voter id bill was rhode island, 85 percent democratic legislature."
author: ann coulter
evidence_1: since the great depression, rhode island politics have been dominated by the  rhode island ... rhode island became the last of the original 13 states to ratify  the ... meanwhile, one of rhode island's first 2 senators, joseph stanton, jr., was  a ... rest of the union, was largely dominated by the democratic-republican party.
evidence_2: oct 3, 2012 ... "one of the first states in the union to pass voter id bill was rhode island, 85  percent democratic legislature," she said. "and who pushed it?
evidence_3: overview; list of states with recall process; recalling local officials; history ...  against state legislators that led to elections between 1908 (when the first state to  ... unions, while democratic senators faced recall because voters disapproved  when ... rhode island: authorized in the case of a general officer who has been ...
evidence_4: "one of the first states in the union to pass a voter id bill was rhode island, 85  percent democratic legislature." — politifact rhode island on wednesday, ...
evidence_5: sep 19, 2017 ... many state legislatures are also passing laws that pre-empt local laws that are ...  the states profiled are wisconsin, virginia, rhode island, ohio, ... the rights of  democratic voters under the equal protection clause and the first amendment.  ... but one-party control continues to produce policies—more union ...