Category: VoteRiders in the News

Forbes Guest Column By Selene Gomez

Selene Gomez, National Outreach Director and Texas Voter ID Coalition Coordinator, wrote recently in Forbes.com about the voting challenges faced by college students and what VoteRiders is doing to help them.

Dean Obeidallah's SiriusXM Interview with Kathleen Unger

Kathleen Unger, Founder and President of VoteRiders, was a guest on Dean Obeidallah’s Show on SiriusXM Radio on April 1, 2022. They talked about VoteRiders’ 10th Anniversary and the growth of voter ID laws around the country.

Here's how voter ID laws could impact North Carolina elections

APRIL 7, 2022 — Charlotte, NC — WCNC-TV covered the voter ID situation in North Carolina and interviewed Pamela Pearson, VoteRiders’ National Voter ID Assistance Director, North Carolina Voter ID Coalition Coordinator and Deputy General Counsel.

Od’Juan Whitfield of Faith in Public Life takes a selfie with Dolly Canning and her new Florida ID card.

Jacksonville woman receives valid ID, can now receive life saving medical treatment

MARCH 25 – JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — See the inspiring follow-up to First Coast Florida’s story about Dorothy Canning, who VoteRiders helped navigate the Florida DMV to get her ID so she can continue receiving her life-saving medication.

Today's Edition Podcast: VoteRiders

VoteRiders Founder Kathleen Unger and Executive Director Lauren Kunis were guests on Robert Hubbell’s Today’s Edition Podcast.

How Ted Nugent’s claim about voter turnout, suppression presents a false choice

JANUARY 26, 2022 – Put plainly, it’s possible to have more raw votes and voter suppression at the same time.

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick Takes On Grassroots Voter Engagement Through New Initiative with VoteRiders

BridgeTogether is intended to fund organizations that are taking up the mantle of connecting with existing voters as well as disengaged or new ones.

Florida League of Women Voters partners with VoteRiders

SEPTEMBER 27 – “Florida’s new law establishes new identification procedures for vote-by-mail. Those who want to register must provide a driver’s license, state ID, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. ‘Not everybody has those things. Certainly we know that you have to wait in line, it’s time resources, it’s financial resources. […]

The Obvious Voting-Rights Solution That No Democrat Will Propose

AUGUST 30 – “Democrats in Congress are considering a policy that was long unthinkable: a federal requirement that every American show identification before casting a ballot. But as the party tries to pass voting-rights legislation before the next election, it is ignoring a companion proposal that could ensure that a voter-ID law leaves no one […]