Category: VoteRiders Blog

Empty theater with red chairs. Rear view.

Q&A with Galaxy Theatres CEO Frank Rimkus

Galaxy Theatres is a fully-integrated movie theatre company. Privately owned, it is ranked by size in the top 8% of its industry and currently has theatres in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas and Washington. As Galaxy’s theatres re-opened this election season, VoteRiders’ Public Service Announcements (PSAs) ran on screen before each show. Frank J. Rimkus is […]

What happens if I do not present ID at my polling place?

October 28, 2020 — If you live in a state with a voter ID law, and you do not bring an acceptable ID with you when you vote in person, what do you need to do to make sure your ballot is counted? — By Kathleen Unger, Founder and President of VoteRiders

Milwaukee Prepares for the General Elections

October 5, 2020 – MILWAUKEE – VoteRiders and our partner organization, Souls to the Polls – Milwaukee, are leading the charge to help Wisconsin voters prepare to vote, including securing the ID they need to cast their ballots, by November 3. Guest post by Joy Scott & Jason Scott-Sheets

Closeup of a Person Filling a Track Record

Is Your Voter Registration Complete?

How to find out if your voter registration is incomplete – including missing ID information. Guest post by Michael J. Litchman, Counsel, Goodwin Procter LLP

Voter ID News: “Can I Vote Using An Expired ID?”

This week’s question: My driver’s license is expired – can I still use it to vote in the November election? Answer: As usual, that depends. Some states allow voters who need ID to cast their ballot (either at the polls or absentee) to use an ID that has expired. But each state is different, so […]

What Documentation Does a Wisconsin Student Need to Vote?

On June 29, 2020, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided various election issues in the state of Wisconsin. One of the requirements under consideration involved student IDs. The state of Wisconsin enacted a strict photo ID law in 2011 which, after much litigation, went into effect in 2015. In […]

PRESS RELEASE: John Lewis “Good Trouble” Voting Rights Campaign

Alongside the forthcoming documentary about John Lewis by Participant and Magnolia Pictures, VoteRiders will educate and assist citizens with voter ID and encourage civic participation ATLANTA (June 19, 2020) – Our mission — and our very name — was inspired by true American heroes like Representative John Lewis and the Freedom Riders, who put everything on the […]

Voter ID Story: Carlos in Florida

Carlos reached out to VoteRiders when he relocated to Florida after earthquakes destroyed his home in Puerto Rico.

Voter ID News – Week Of June 15, 2020

With the second Super Tuesday behind us, we have a preview of what an election might look like in November: long lines, malfunctioning voting machines, not enough ballots, and the outcome of many races not determined on election night due to absentee ballots. Needless to say, there is no shortage of news regarding voting and […]