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COURIER: Threats to Free and Fair Elections Loom Large – But They’re Not What You Think

BY RICK WILSON — SEPTEMBER 13, 2024 I’ve been a Republican political consultant, communications expert, and ad-maker for over 30 years. To say I know how the sausage gets made would be an understatement. There is surprisingly little coincidence in politics, which means that the rise in voting restrictions is not an accident. It’s part […]

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: New Hampshire governor signs voter proof-of-citizenship to take effect after November elections

BY HOLLY RAMER, ASSOCIATED PRESS — SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s governor signed a bill Thursday that would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote and photo identification when casting a ballot. Under current law, those who don’t bring photo IDs to the polls can sign an affidavit attesting […]

MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL: Wisconsin voter ID law still causing confusion, stifles turnout in Milwaukee, voting advocates say

BY MOLLY BECK & RACHEL HALE, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL — SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 Nearly a decade ago, Wisconsin traded its designation as one of the easiest places to cast ballots for stricter voting rules that set off a still-ongoing debate over voter access. The implementation of a state law that requires voters to show photo […]

KPRC Channel 2: Transgender voter concerns over Texas DPS updated ID policy

PUBLISHED: AUGUST 30, 2024 Ceridwen Cherry the VoteRiders’ legal director, explains what changes to DPS policy could mean for transgender and nonbinary voters. Watch the full feature on KPRC Channel 2.

ARIZONA MIRROR: SCOTUS ruling on citizenship proof for new voters has an outsized impact for Native voters

BY SHONDIIN SILVERSMITH, ARIZONA MIRROR — AUGUST 30, 2024 With the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that now requires potential voters to provide proof of citizenship with their state-created voter registration forms, Indigenous voting rights advocates want Indigenous people to know that they can still register to vote as tribal citizens. Patty Ferguson-Bohnee said that […]

ARIZONA REPUBLIC: The citizens who can't prove it

BY SASHA HUPKA, ARIZONA REPUBLIC — AUGUST 26,2024 Hi readers! Welcome back to Republic Recount. Remember that pivotal court case I told you about last week? Since then, the nation’s highest court has weighed in — and its order will limit Arizona voters’ ability to register without documents proving their citizenship. That could prove a barrier […]

Voting Rights Are Disability Rights: Q&A With Arizona Disability Rights Partners

During Disability Voting Rights Week, Renaldo Fowler, Senior Staff Advocate at Disability Rights Arizona, and David Carey, Disability Justice Educator at Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council (AZSILC), speak with VoteRiders’ Digital Communications Coordinator about their collective efforts to empower Arizona’s disability community through advocacy and voter participation. — SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 Tell me about yourself […]

THE 19TH: Anti-trans laws may complicate access to the ballot for trans voters

BY BARBARA RODRIGUEZ, GRACE PANETTA, THE 19TH — AUGUST 30, 2024 Advocacy groups are mobilizing to safeguard access to the ballot as states implement laws that could deter trans people from voting in November. In Kansas, lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union have drafted a letter reminding election workers that a gender marker on […]

“Being homeless and going to school with no ID was the most challenging thing,” Says Arizona Voter

After experiencing housing insecurity while studying at the University of Arizona College of Nursing, Jarell Blake was determined to get the ID he needed to secure stable housing, become a registered nurse, and participate in democracy. BY ERIN CARDEN, DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR, VOTERIDERS — AUGUST 29, 2024 Jarell didn’t know when things would get easier, […]