Category: VoteRiders Blog

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 […]

Voter ID News – Week Of June 8, 2020

We had our first “Super Tuesday” of the pandemic last week, with eight states and DC voting on June 2. All of those states except Indiana allowed any registered voters to vote by mail, and the turnout numbers show the strong preference voters have in these times to vote safely from home. This week’s question: […]

Field Report: Election Day 2020 In Milwaukee

–Tuesday, April 7, 2020– Election Day in Milwaukee was unusually warm. Anita Johnson, VoteRiders’ Wisconsin Coordinator, says that the nice weather was the “only thing on our side.” For weeks leading up to the primary election on April 7, the COVID-19 crisis had been causing complete chaos in Wisconsin’s voting process. Changes in procedures, last-minute […]

150 Years Of Fighting For The Right To Vote

By Sylvester Johnson III, VoteRiders’ National Volunteer Coordinator Black History Month this year includes a significant milestone in the history of African-American voting rights. February 3rd was the 150th anniversary of the 15th Amendment’s ratification, declaring that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United […]

Voter ID Story: Mildred In Virginia

When Mildred reached out to VoteRiders for help, she couldn’t get a job and was worried about becoming homeless because she didn’t have an ID.

Voter ID Story: Montrell In Florida

I met Montrell as I was canvassing the streets of Downtown Orlando on a Sunday afternoon with our partner organizations, Bring It Home Florida and Global Shapers. I handed him a flyer and he asked for more information on VoteRiders. After hearing about our voter ID services, Montrell shared that he was eager to vote […]

Volunteer Story: Kelly Leffler

Meet Kelly Leffler. Kelly lives in Chicago and started volunteering with VoteRiders in 2019. Kelly knew she needed to act after reading about thousands of people in her home state of Wisconsin who were unable to vote in 2016. She still proudly remembers casting her first ballot in Wisconsin as a college freshman in 1988 […]

Impact Of Voter ID Laws On People With Disabilities

-Guest post by Michelle Bishop, MSW, Voting Rights Specialist with the National Disability Rights Network As the Voting Rights Specialist for the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN), I coordinate voting rights initiatives in every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other territories, as well as provide training and technical assistance to NDRN’s nationwide […]