Category: VoteRiders in the News

More states consider voter ID laws amid conflicting research on their impact

BY MATT VASILOGAMBROS, STATELINE – JULY 1, 2024 For more than a decade, Republican lawmakers have pushed to implement stricter voter ID laws. Thirty-six states require some form of identification to cast a ballot, though laws vary by state over the accepted types of identification and requirements to vote by mail, according to the National […]

ID Bus Tour visits Durham to help communities register to vote

BY GREG FUNDERBERG, CBS 17 NEWS – JUNE 18, 2024 Syene Jasmin knows the importance of voting all too well. “I stand on the shoulders of my ancestors who fought for this and who couldn’t years ago,” said Black Voters Matter Field Organizer Syene Jasmine. The group visited several communities in Durham on Friday afternoon to […]

Preparing to vote? Don't forget this important step

BY CATE SCOTT, HER CAMPUS – JUNE 12, 2024 As the 2024 election rapidly approaches, it’s time to start making a plan to vote. When doing so, you probably know the main boxes to check, like making sure you’re registered and deciding what method you’ll use to cast your ballot. But there’s one important factor […]

Millions of U.S. voters lack access to documents to prove citizenship

BY SAM LEVINE, THE GUARDIAN – JUNE 12, 2024 If asked to quickly locate a passport, birth certificate or naturalization papers to produce proof of citizenship tomorrow, more than 21 million Americans – about 9% of eligible voters – would not be able to, according to the survey, conducted by the Brennan Center for Justice, […]

1 in 10 eligible U.S. voters say they can’t easily show proof of their citizenship

BY HANSI LO WANG, NPR — JUNE 11, 2024 Top Republicans are lining up behind a proposal to require proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration in federal elections. But for millions of U.S. citizens, it’s not easy to prove their citizenship with a document. About 1 in 10 adult citizens, or 21.3 million eligible voters, say they […]

The Center Square: Group helps residents overcome voting ID barriers

BY LAUREN JESSOP | THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR — MAY 7, 2024 (The Center Square) – The cards may be temporarily stacked against adopting universal voter ID in Pennsylvania, but that doesn’t make the issue moot for residents. Enter VoteRiders – an organization whose mission it is to fill the gap in the election process. […]

KWY News Radio: This nonprofit wants to make sure you have the documents you need so voter ID laws don't shut you out on Election Day

BY JUSTIN UDO, KYW NEWSRADIO — APRIL 30, 2024 PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — As voter ID laws continue to change around the country, at least one group is working to keep the American public informed — and to help people get the identification documents they need, for free, to vote in this year’s presidential election. “We […]

New Hampshire Bulletin: As lawmakers contemplate requiring voter ID, one organization is ready to help

BY: ETHAN DEWITT, NEW HAMPSHIRE BULLETIN – APRIL 25, 2024 Sue Nastasi lost her birth certificate years ago. “Beats me where it is,” she said. But getting it back is not a simple matter. Nastasi was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in a hospital that doesn’t exist any more, under a different name, she said. She […]

Katherine De Peña, left, a field organizer in charge of Make The Road Pennsylvania's voter registration program, and her colleague Mayra Del Toro wait to greet eligible voters in Spanish outside a CTown supermarket in Reading, Pa.
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NPR: Why there's a long-standing voter registration gap for Latinos and Asian Americans

BY HANSI LO WANG, NRP — APRIL 2, 2024 In a pivotal election year, U.S. democracy continues to face a persistent challenge among the country’s electorate — gaps in voter registration rates between white eligible voters and eligible voters of color. For years, the shares of Black, Asian and Latino citizens age 18 or […]