Marcia Fudge actually said...

"The right to vote is the core of what it means to participate in our democracy."

"I don't understand why it is difficult for people to understand that if you have one-and-a-half million people and you only have one early-voting site there is something wrong with that."

"What they said was the formula that you are using to determine preclearance is too old and the data is too old."

"Section 2 needs to stay in place. Section 2 is basically what we utilize to ensure that HAVA is actually interpreted and the funds are distributed correctly."