AP:

Priebus, in an interview with CNN’s Michaela Pereira and Fox News’ Kelly Wright following his prepared remarks, defended his party’s push for state laws requiring voters produce identification before casting a ballot.

Opponents charge the laws, which have been enacted in more than 30 states, are aimed at discouraging minority and elderly voters.

He pointed to Georgia, where he said turnout increased in 2012, even after the state imposed its voter ID law.

Priebus added that voter fraud was “very real” in his home state of Wisconsin, where he served as state Republican Party chairman before becoming national party chairman.

That comment drew immediate criticism from the Democratic National Committee, which said in a statement that Priebus was repeating an “old and offensive” claim that was recently dismissed by a federal judge.