Claim: "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."
Fact-check: Bill Nelson compares Rick Scott's voter purge with a 2000 attempt
Verdict: true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Katie Sanders
Date published: 2012-06-05T00:00:00